Statement by the Delegation of the United States of America on the terrorist attacks in Ben Gardane, Tunisia, on 7 March, and in Ankara, Turkey, on 13 March 2016

The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1203 on the agenda, timetable and organizational modalities of the 2016 OSCE Asian Conference (United States of America, interpretative statement). The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1204 on the recommendation to extend the mandate of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (Kyrgyzstan, Annex). Report by the Chief Observer of the OSCE Observer Mission at two Russian checkpoints on the Russian-Ukrainian border, Lieutenant Colonel Simon Eugster. Second anniversary of the illegal occupation of Crimea by the Russian Federation and its ongoing aggression against Ukraine. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. Abduction and illegal detention of Ukrainian citizens by the Russian Federation. Human rights of indigenous women and children in Canada. Violations of the rights of journalists in Latvia and Lithuania. Fundamental freedoms in the Russian Federation. Findings of the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression in Tajikistan. Report on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office.