1438th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Address by the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Ms Pia Kauma. The Russian Federation’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1460 on the appointment of the External Auditor (Spain, also on behalf of Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden and Ukraine, interpretative statement 1; Russian Federation, interpretative statement 2; United States of America, interpretative statement 3; United Kingdom, interpretative statement 4; Switzerland, interpretative statement 5; Canada, interpretative statement 6). Ongoing crimes by the Kiev regime and dangerous policies of the Western alliance to exacerbate tensions. Destructive impact of the European Union’s illegitimate sanctions on the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms. Ongoing grave violations of OSCE human dimension commitments by the Baltic States. Third anniversary of the fraudulent presidential elections in Belarus. International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, observed on 30 August 2023. Fifteen years since the Russian Federation’s full-scale military aggression against Georgia. Continued discrimination against Russian NGOs by the OSCE Chairmanship-in-Office.