Statement by the Latvian EU Presidency in response to the report by the Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, Ambassador Ertugrul Apakan

The Chairperson offered condolences to the families of the migrants who lost their lives when the boat carrying them capsized in the Mediterranean on 19 April 2015. Latvia-European Union and the Holy See also extended their condolences. Report by the Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, Ambassador Ertugrul Apakan. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1167 on the topics for the second part of the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1168 on the agenda for the 2015 Human Dimension Implementation Meeting. Abduction and illegal detention of Ukrainian citizens by the Russian Federation. Sentencing of Mr. R. Jafarov and Mr. I. Aliyev in Azerbaijan. The death penalty in the United States of America. Situation in the occupied territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijan, Annex). Conference on the implementation of United Nations Security Council resolution 1325 on Women and Peace and Security, held in Vilnius on 20 April 2015. Excessive use of force by the police in the United States of America. Report on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office. National action plan against racism and anti-Semitism. The issue of migration in the Mediterranean region.