1086th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Commemoration of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day: – Address by the Chair of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, Ambassador Szabolcs Takács; – Address by the Special Representative of the German Federal Foreign Office for Relations with Jewish Organizations, Issues Relating to Anti-Semitism, Holocaust Remembrance and International Aspects of Sinti and Roma Issues, Ambassador Felix Klein. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1198 on the extension of the deployment of OSCE observers to two Russian checkpoints on the Russian-Ukrainian border (Netherlands-European Union, interpretative statement 1; United States of America, interpretative statement 2; Ukraine, interpretative statement 3; Russian Federation, interpretative statement 4). 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. The death penalty in Belarus. Freedom of expression in Turkey. The death penalty in the United States of America. Anniversary of the murder of journalist Mr. H. Dink. Report on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office. Parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan, to be held on 20 March 2016. Launch of a new strategy to promote freedom of expression and independent media in Norway. Appeal for nominations for the Nansen Refugee Award.

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Journal of the 1086th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

21 January 2016 Belarus, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia, Türkiye, Ukraine, United States of America

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1086th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Journal of the 1086th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Permanent Council Decision No. 1198

Address by the Chair of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, Ambassador Szabolcs Takács

Address by the Special Representative of the German Federal Foreign Office for Relations with Jewish Organizations, Issues Relating to Anti-Semitism, Holocaust Remembrance and International Aspects of Sinti and Roma Issues, Ambassador Felix Klein

Statement by the Dutch EU Presidency in response to the addresses by Ambassador Szabolcs Takács and by Ambassador Felix Klein

Statement by the Delegation of the United States of America in response to the addresses by Ambassador Szabolcs Takács and by Ambassador Felix Klein

Statement by the Delegation of the Russian Federation in response to the addresses by Ambassador Szabolcs Takács and by Ambassador Felix Klein

Statement by the Delegation of Serbia in response to the addresses by Ambassador Szabolcs Takács and by Ambassador Felix Klein

Statement by the Delegation of Norway in response to the addresses by Ambassador Szabolcs Takács and by Ambassador Felix Klein

Statement by the Delegation of Armenia in response to the addresses by Ambassador Szabolcs Takács and by Ambassador Felix Klein

Statement by the Delegation of France in response to the addresses by Ambassador Szabolcs Takács and by Ambassador Felix Klein

Statement by the Delegation of Israel in response to the addresses by Ambassador Szabolcs Takács and by Ambassador Felix Klein

Statement by the Delegation of Ukraine on the ongoing aggression against Ukraine and violations of OSCE principles and commitments by the Russian Federation

Statement by the Dutch EU Presidency on the ongoing aggression against Ukraine and violations of OSCE principles and commitments by the Russian Federation

Statement by the Delegation of the United States of America on the ongoing aggression against Ukraine and violations of OSCE principles and commitments by the Russian Federation

Statement by the Delegation of the Russian Federation on the situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements

First statement by the Delegation of the United States of America in response to the statement by the Delegation of the Russian Federation on the situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements

Second statement by the Delegation of the United States of America in response to the statement by the Delegation of the Russian Federation on the situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements

Statement by the Delegation of Ukraine on the abduction and illegal detention of Ukrainian citizens by the Russian Federation

Statement by the Dutch EU Presidency on the abduction and illegal detention of Ukrainian citizens by the Russian Federation

Statement by the Delegation of the United States of America on the abduction and illegal detention of Ukrainian citizens by the Russian Federation

Statement by the Dutch EU Presidency on the death penalty in Belarus

Statement by the Delegation of the United States of America on the freedom of expression in Turkey

Statement by the Delegation of the Russian Federation on the freedom of expression in Turkey

Statement by the Delegation of Norway, also on behalf of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Mongolia, San Marino and Switzerland, on the death penalty in the United States of America

Statement by the Delegation of the United States of America in response to the tatement by the Delegation of Norway on the death penalty in the United States of America

Statement by the Delegation of Armenia on the anniversary of the murder of journalist Mr. H. Dink

Report on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office

Statement by the Delegation of Norway on the launch of a new strategy to promote freedom of expression and independent media in Norway

Statement by the Delegation of Norway on the appeal for nominations for the Nansen Refugee Award