June 2020 Plenary Meetings of the Permanent Council

Report by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, Ambassador Henrik Villadsen. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1370 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (Turkey, interpretative statement 1; Canada, interpretative statement 2; Croatia-European Union, interpretative statement 3; United Kingdom, interpretative statement 4; United States of America, interpretative statement 5; Russian Federation, interpretative statement 6; Ukraine, interpretative statement 7). The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1371 on the agenda and organizational modalities of the 2020 Annual Security Review Conference (ASRC). Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements (Russian Federation, Annex 1). International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, to be observed on 19 June 2020. Violations of freedom of the media in Latvia. Farewell to the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Moldova to the OSCE, Ambassador V. Osipov. COVID-19 pandemic-related support to Afghanistan (Afghanistan, Partner for Co-operation, Annex 2). Parliamentary elections in Lithuania, to be held on 11 October 2020. Early parliamentary elections in North Macedonia, to be held on 15 July 2020.