Journal of the 1309th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Report by the Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, Mr. Matteo Mecacci (Russian Federation, Annex 1; Turkey, Annex 2; Holy See, Annex 3; Bosnia and Herzegovina, Annex 4). Address by the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Georgia, H.E. Mr. Lasha Darsalia. 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. The aggression of Azerbaijan against Artsakh and Armenia with the direct involvement of Turkey and foreign terrorist fighters (Armenia, Annex 5). Violations of freedom of assembly in some Western European States and in the United States of America (Germany, Annex 6; Netherlands, Annex 7; Belgium, Annex 8; Austria, Annex 9; France, Annex 10; Switzerland, Annex 11). International Roma Day, observed on 8 April 2021. Recent developments in Belarus. Abolition of the death penalty in the state of Virginia, United States of America. Statement by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group issued on 13 April 2021. Illegal restriction on the freedom of navigation imposed by the Russian Federation in the Black Sea. Sixtieth anniversary of the first human space flight, observed on 12 April 2021. Lethal attack on Giorgos Karaivaz and media freedom and the safety of journalists as a Greek priority (Greece, Annex 13).