1319th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

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.