1066th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Prior to taking up the agenda, the Chairperson, on behalf of the Permanent Council, welcomed the new Permanent Representative of Slovenia to the OSCE, H.E. Ambassador Andrej Benedejčič, the new Permanent Representative of Portugal to the OSCE, H.E. Ambassador Maria da Graca Mira Gomes, the new Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the OSCE, H.E. Ambassador Alexander Lukashevich, and the new Permanent Representative of Estonia to the OSCE, H.E. Ambassador Eve-Külli Kala. Report by the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Jean-Claude Schlumberger. Presentation by the Secretary General of the Annual Evaluation Report on the Implementation of the 2004 OSCE Action Plan for the Promotion of Gender Equality. 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. Abduction and illegal detention of Ukrainian citizens by the Russian Federation. Seventieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Sentencing of Estonian police officer Mr. E. Kohver. Release of political prisoners in Belarus. Sentencing of Ms. K. Ismayilova. Expulsion of Latvian human rights defenders from Lithuania. The migration crisis in the OSCE area. The death penalty in the United States of America. Report on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office. Parliamentary elections in Turkey, to be held on 1 November 2015. Reform efforts at strengthening democracy, the rule of law and good governance in Ukraine. Parliamentary elections in Portugal, to be held on 4 October 2015 (Portugal, Annex). Parliamentary elections in Greece, to be held on 20 September 2015. Referendum in Bulgaria, to be held on 25 October 2015.