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June 2021 Plenary Meetings of the Permanent Council
This is a collection of documents of the June 2021 Permanent Council plenary meetings.
1322th Special Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1406 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (Ukraine, interpretative statement 1; Portugal-European Union, interpretative statement 2; United Kingdom, interpretative statement 3; Russian Federation, interpretative statement 4; Turkey, interpretative statement 5; Canada, interpretative statement 6; United States of America, interpretative statement 7). Elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation, to be held on 19 September 2021.
Report by the Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan, Dr. Volker Frobarth. Report by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, Ambassador Henrik Villadsen. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Deteriorating situation in Ukraine and continued non-implementation by the Ukrainian authorities of the Minsk agreements. Aggression of Azerbaijan against Artsakh and Armenia with the direct involvement of Turkey and foreign terrorist fighters (Armenia, Annex 1). International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. World Refugee Day (Turkey, Annex 2). Serious human rights violations in Lithuania (Lithuania, Annex 3). In observance of Pride Month 2021 (Denmark, Annex 4; Hungary, Annex 5). Early parliamentary elections in Armenia, held on 20 June 2021.
Report by the Chief Observer of the OSCE Observer Mission at two Russian checkpoints on the Russian-Ukrainian border, Ambassador György Varga. Report by the Head of the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, Ambassador John MacGregor. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Deteriorating situation in Ukraine and continued non-implementation by the Ukrainian authorities of the Minsk agreements. Eightieth anniversary of the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War (Russian Federation, also on behalf of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, Annex 1). Violations of human rights in the European Union (France, Annex 2; Germany, Annex 3; Netherlands, Annex 4; Portugal, Annex 5; Czech Republic, Annex 6; Spain, Annex 7; Belgium, Annex 8; Romania, Annex 9; Denmark, Annex 10; Bulgaria, Annex 11; Greece, Annex 12). Latest confidence-building measures in the humanitarian sphere between Armenia and Azerbaijan as part of the peace-building process (Azerbaijan, Annex 13; Turkey, Annex 14). Thematic report on “Stepping up efforts to communicate the OSCE’s impact to young people” (Spain, also on behalf of Kyrgyzstan and the United States of America, Annex 15).
Report by the Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, Ambassador Alexey Rogov, and by the Director of the OSCE Academy in Bishkek, Dr. Alexander Wolters. Address by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Ms. Marija Pejčinović Burić. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Deteriorating situation in Ukraine and continued non-implementation by the Ukrainian authorities of the Minsk agreements. Aggression of Azerbaijan against Artsakh and Armenia with the direct involvement of Turkey and foreign terrorist fighters (Armenia, Annex 1). Recent developments in Belarus. Shrinking space for civil society in the Russian Federation. Continuous threats to civilians, including journalists, caused by mines planted by Armenia in the territory of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijan, Annex 2). Twenty-fourth St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, held from 2 to 5 June 2021.
Report by the High Commissioner on National Minorities, Ambassador Kairat Abdrakhmanov (Serbia, Annex 1, Annex 2; Croatia, Annex 3). The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1403 on the dates and agenda of the 2021 Economic and Environmental Dimension Implementation Meeting. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1404 on the dates and venue of the 2021 OSCE Asian Conference. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1405 on the agenda, timetable and organizational modalities of the 2021 OSCE Asian Conference. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Deteriorating situation in Ukraine and continued non-implementation by the Ukrainian authorities of the Minsk agreements.Statement by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group issued on 28 May 2021 (Azerbaijan, Annex 4, Annex 5; Armenia, Annex 6; France, Annex 7). Update on the investigation of criminal acts by Armenian armed forces in Azerbaijan (Azerbaijan, Annex 8).