Statement by the Delegation of Turkey on the report by the Head of the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, Ambassador Markus Müller

The Chairperson, on behalf of the Permanent Council, welcomed the new Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan to the OSCE, H.E. Ambassador Ermek Ibraimov, who delivered some remarks to mark the assumption of his post. Address by the President of the OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, Mr. Christian Tomuschat. Report by the Head of the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, Ambassador Markus Müller. Permanent Council Decision No. 1124 on the dates, agenda and organizational modalities of the 2014 Annual Security Review Conference (ASRC) (Russian Federation, interpretative statement attached; United States of America, Annex 1; Ukraine, Annex 2). Ongoing violations of OSCE principles and commitments by the Russian Federation and the situation in Ukraine. Situation in Ukraine and violation of the norms of international humanitarian law by the Kyiv authorities. Freedom of expression in Kyrgyzstan. Deteriorating human rights situation in Azerbaijan. Law on “foreign agents” introduced in the Russian Federation. Responding to terrorist attacks. Report on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office.