Statement by the Delegation of Georgia on the 17th round of the Geneva Discussions on Security and Stability in the South Caucasus, held in Geneva, Switzerland, on 4 October 2011

Prior to taking up the agenda, on behalf of the Permanent Council, the Chairperson welcomed the new Permanent Representative of Belarus to the OSCE, Ambassador Valery Voronetsky. Presentation by the OSCE Secretary General of the 2012 Unified Budget Proposal. Report by the OSCE Representative to the Latvian-Russian Joint Commission on Military Pensioners. Permanent Council Decision No. 1007 on the forwarding of a draft agenda to the Ministerial Council. New law on religion in Kazakhstan. Human rights, fundamental freedoms and the rule of law in Azerbaijan. Seventeenth round of the Geneva Discussions on Security and Stability in the South Caucasus, held in Geneva, Switzerland, on 4 October 2011. European Day and World Day Against the Death Penalty, celebrated on 10 October 2011. Verdict in the case of Ms. Yulia Tymoshenko. Recent violent events in Egypt. General election in Spain, to be held on 20 November 2011. Presidential election in Kyrgyzstan, to be held on 30 October 2011. Kyrgyzstan’s application for non-permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council.