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March 2016 Plenary Meetings of the Permanent Council
This is a collection of documents of the March 2016 Permanent Council plenary meetings.
1093rd Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1203 on the agenda, timetable and organizational modalities of the 2016 OSCE Asian Conference (United States of America, interpretative statement). The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1204 on the recommendation to extend the mandate of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (Kyrgyzstan, Annex). Report by the Chief Observer of the OSCE Observer Mission at two Russian checkpoints on the Russian-Ukrainian border, Lieutenant Colonel Simon Eugster. Second anniversary of the illegal occupation of Crimea by the Russian Federation and its ongoing aggression against Ukraine. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. Abduction and illegal detention of Ukrainian citizens by the Russian Federation. Human rights of indigenous women and children in Canada. Violations of the rights of journalists in Latvia and Lithuania. Fundamental freedoms in the Russian Federation. Findings of the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression in Tajikistan. Report on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office.
The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1202 on OSCE confidence-building measures to reduce the risks of conflict stemming from the use of information and communication technologies (Russian Federation, Annex 1; Netherlands-European Union, Annex 2; United States of America, Annex 3). Address by the State Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Germany for Family Affairs, Mr. Ralf Kleindiek. Report by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Ms. Dunja Mijatović. Ongoing aggression against Ukraine and violations of OSCE principles and commitments by the Russian Federation. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. Abduction and illegal detention of Ukrainian citizens by the Russian Federation. Freedom of the media in Turkey. Report on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office. Parliamentary elections in Serbia, to be held on 24 April 2016.
62nd Joint Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation and the Permanent Council
Presentations on European security: – Mr. A. Michaelis, Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Germany; – Prof. Dr. J. Voorhoeve, Professor of International Organizations, Leiden University, the Netherlands.
Prior to taking up the agenda, the Chairperson, on behalf of the Permanent Council, welcomed Ms. Ravesa Lleshi, the new Chargé d’Affaires and Head of Delegation of Albania to the OSCE. Report by the Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, Ambassador Janina Hrebickova. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1200 on the Dates of the 2016 Annual Security Review Conference (ASRC). The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1201 on the OSCE 2015 Year-End Unified Budget Revision. Ongoing aggression against Ukraine and violations of OSCE principles and commitments by the Russian Federation. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. Abduction and illegal detention of Ukrainian citizens by the Russian Federation. Release of journalists Mr. C. Dündar and Mr. E. Gül in Turkey. Neo-Nazism in Latvia. Marrakesh Declaration and freedom of religion or belief. Zero Discrimination Day, observed on 1 March 2016. Human rights violations in the occupied territories of Georgia. The death penalty in the United States of America. Response to a statement on the rights of migrant children made by the Russian Federation at the 1090th plenary meeting of the Permanent Council. Report on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office. Parliamentary elections in Mongolia, to be held on 29 June 2016. General elections in the United States of America, to be held on 8 November 2016. Presidential plan to close the Guantánamo Bay detention facility.