717th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation

Prior to taking up the agenda, the Chairperson, Ireland-European Union and the United States of America offered condolences to Turkey in connection with the bombing that took place in Reyhanli, Turkey, on 11 May 2013. The Chairperson also extended his condolences to the United States of America in connection with the shooting that happened during a Mother’s Day parade held in New Orleans, United States of America, on 12 May 2013. He furthermore offered his condolences to Georgia on the deaths of three Georgian soldiers in the attack of 13 May 2013 on a Georgian base in southern Afghanistan. Turkey, Georgia and the United States of America thanked the Chairperson and the participating States for this expression of sympathy. Presentation on strengthening the implementation of UNSCR 1540 and the role of regional organizations by H.E. Ambassador Kim Sook, Chair of the United Nations Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004). Briefing on recent military exercises in the Russian Federation (Russian Federation, Annex).