October 2015 Plenary Meetings of the Permanent Council

Prior to taking up the agenda, the Chairperson, Luxembourg-European Union, the United States of America, Switzerland, Canada, Georgia, Norway, Mongolia, Belarus, Turkmenistan, the Russian Federation, the Holy See, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Uzbekistan and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly extended their condolences to the families of the victims of the terrorist attacks in Turkey on 10 October 2015. Turkey thanked the Chairperson and delegations for this expression of sympathy. Report by the Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Ambassador Michael Scanlan. Presentations by the Chairpersons of the Security Committee; The Economic And Environmental Committee; And The Human Dimension Committee. 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. Presidential elections in Belarus, held on 11 October 2015. World and European Day against the Death Penalty, observed on 10 October 2015. Report on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office. Report by the Dutch Safety Board on the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 (Australia, Partner for Co-operation, Annex 1). Release of the International Religious Freedom Report for 2014 by the United States Department of State. Recent visit of OSCE Permanent Representatives to a military training facility in Yavoriv, Ukraine. Parliamentary elections in Croatia, to be held on 8 November 2015. National Day on holocaust remembrance, observed on 9 October 2015 (Romania, Annex 2). Information on efforts to deal with the flows of refugees and migrants that continue to come into Europe. Referendum on constitutional amendments in Armenia.