1064th Special 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 Germany to the OSCE, H.E. Ambassador Eberhard Pohl, the new Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the OSCE, H.E. Claude Wild, and the new Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the OSCE, H.E. Sian MacLeod. Briefing by the Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, Ambassador Ertugrul Apakan. Abduction and illegal detention of Ukrainian citizens by the Russian Federation. Human rights and fundamental freedoms in Azerbaijan. Federal election in Canada to be held on 19 October 2015. Regular local elections to be held in Ukraine on 25 October 2015.