December 2019 Plenary Meetings of the Permanent Council

Address by the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Combating Corruption, Ms. Paola Severino. Presentations by the Chairpersons of the Security Committee, the Economic and Environmental Committee, and the Human Dimension Committee. Report by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, Ambassador Henrik Villadsen. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1359 on the extension of the deployment of OSCE observers to two Russian checkpoints on the Russian-Ukrainian border (Finland-European Union, interpretative statement 1; Russian Federation, interpretative statement 2; United States of America, interpretative statement 3; Canada, interpretative statement 4; Ukraine, interpretative statement 5). The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1360 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1361 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1362 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Mission to Moldova. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1363 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (Russian Federation, interpretative statement 1; United States of America, interpretative statement 2; Turkey, interpretative statement 3; Ukraine, interpretative statement 4; Finland-European Union, interpretative statement 5; Canada, interpretative statement 6). The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1364 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan, interpretative statement). The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1365 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. 50th round of the Geneva International Discussions, held on 10 and 11 December 2019. Verdict of the European Court of Human Rights on Mr. O. Kavala. Farewell statement by the Slovak OSCE Chairmanship. Reforms in Uzbekistan and forthcoming parliamentary elections, to be held on 22 December 2019.