January 2023 Plenary Meetings of the Permanent Council

The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1458 on the recommendation to adopt a decision on the time and place of the next meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council. Address by the Chair of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, H.E. Ms. Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir. The Russian Federation’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine. Dangerous provocations by the Kiev regime with the support of the Western alliance of OSCE participating States and the ongoing crimes by the Kiev regime against the civilian population. Aggression of Azerbaijan against Artsakh and Armenia with the direct involvement of Turkey and foreign terrorist fighters. Gross violations of freedom of the media by some Western OSCE participating States.

The Russian Federation’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine. Ongoing crimes by the Kiev regime and dangerous policies of the countries of the Western alliance to exacerbate tensions.