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1162nd Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Address by the Co-Chairmen of the Geneva International Discussions. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1269 on the revision of the 2017 Unified Budget for the Programme Office in Dushanbe. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1270 on the timetable of the Twenty-Fourth Meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council (Estonia-European Union, interpretative statement 1; Russian Federation, interpretative statement 2). Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. United Nations International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, being observed on 2 November. Release of human rights defenders in Turkey. Situation of LGBTI persons in Tajikistan. Intersex awareness day, observed on 26 October. Participation of persons affiliated with terrorism in the second Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) on “The Role of Free Media in the Comprehensive Approach to Security”, being held on 2 and 3 November 2017. Municipal elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, held on 15 and 29 October 2017. Rule of law and democracy in Spain (Spain, Annex). 2017 OSCE Mediterranean Conference on “Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees in the Mediterranean: Challenges and Opportunities”, held in Palermo, Italy, on 24 and 25 October 2017.