1176th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Report by the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Jan Braathu (France, also on behalf of several delegations, Annex 1; Spain, Annex 2). Report by the Chief Observer of the OSCE Observer Mission at two Russian checkpoints on the Russian-Ukrainian Border, Ambassador György Varga. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. The case of Amnesty International’s Turkey Chair Mr. T. Kılıҫ, and recent detentions in Turkey. Violations of the rights of minorities in the European Union. Racism and police violence in the United States of America. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1287 on the use of cash surplus for strengthening the infrastructure of the OSCE. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1288 on approval of the 2018 Unified Budget (Bulgaria-European Union, interpretative statement 1; Russian Federation, interpretative statement 2; France, interpretative statement 3; United States of America, interpretative statement 4; Austria, interpretative statement 5; Holy See, interpretative statement 6).