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OSCEs Parlamentariske Forsamling 2014-15 (1. samling)
OSCE Alm.del Bilag 8
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Special Representative

To:

PA President

and

PA Secretary General

PC Brief Week 48, 2014

During this week, there were meetings of the Permanent Council (PC), one jointly with the Forum

for Security Cooperation (FSC), and meetings of the FSC, the Contact group with the Asian Part-

ners, the Preparatory Committee (PrepComm), the Advisory Committee on Management and Fi-

nance (ACMF), the Security, the Economic and Environmental and the Human Dimension Commit-

tees, as well as many meetings of informal working groups.

The PC extended the mandates of most of the OSCE field presences, with the exception of Ka-

zakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan (special rules apply for the missions in Kosovo and in Turk-

menistan). It seems, however, that an agreement concerning the Office in Astana has been found.

The joint FSC/PC-meeting was devoted to transnational threats in the Mediterranean with special

emphasis on statements made by the Partners. The meeting was briefed by Spain and Morocco

regarding the measures these countries are taking – in part jointly – in order to cope with the prob-

lems emanating especially from terrorism and illegal migration. The Spanish Secretary of State for

Security started his address with a long reference to PA President Kanerva’s speech at the PA’s

Mediterranean Forum in Geneva this year. Egypt urged participating States again to include Libya

among the Partners and to engage more with the country, which is in a desperate situation.

The regular PC heard the periodic report by the Representative for Freedom of the Media, followed

by a long list of statements from participating States. The PC then entered into the weekly argu-

ments over the conflict in and around Ukraine and related polemics. The FSC held the same de-

bate, with both sides making long unverifiable presentations of alleged violations of the cease-fire.

In the FSC, this was followed by polemics between Armenia and Azerbaijan. On a non-related is-

sue, in the PC, Turkey addressed the Austrian draft law on the Islamic communities, which would –

among other points - prohibit financing of certain religious activities from abroad.

The work on draft texts for the Ministerial Council in Basel has not made any considerable pro-

gress. On Monday, all delegations are leaving for Basel. In the coming hours, the Swiss Chairman-

ship will decide which drafts will be taken up there in an effort to reach a consensus. They have

judged two drafts to be of essential importance, one on Helsinki+40 and the other one on the situa-

tion in and around Ukraine. Since it is unlikely that the participating States will find consensus on

the latter, it might be used as the basis for a statement by Western countries during the Ministerial

Council Meeting. Slightly less controversial are drafts on the cooperation with the Partners, and an

effort will most probably be made to reach consensus on documents regarding Small Arms and

Light Weapons (SALW), Prevention of Corruption and of Torture, as well as a text on Anti-

Semitism. A text on strengthening mediation is being blocked by Armenia, mainly because Arme-

nia felt excluded from deliberations in a group of friends on the issue initiated by Finland, Switzer-

land and Turkey, because of Turkey’s Co-chairmanship over the group.

Andreas Nothelle

Ambassador

December 1, 2014

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LIST OF DRAFT MINISTERIAL COUNCIL DOCUMENTS FOR BASEL

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1 Dimension

DECLARATION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OWNERSHIP PROCESS REGARDING THE DAYTON PEACE

AGREEMENT ARTICLE IV - ANNEX 1B (MC.DD/14/14/rev.1)

DECLARATION ON THE OSCE ROLE IN COUNTERING KIDNAPPING AND HOSTAGE TAKING COMMITTED BY

TERRORIST GROUPS IN THE CONTEXT OF UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 2133 (2014) (MC.DD/9/14/rev.2)

DECLARATION ON THE OSCE ROLE IN COUNTERING THE PHENOMENON OF FOREIGN TERRORIST FIGHTERS IN THE

CONTEXT OF UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS 2170 (2014) AND 2178 (2014) (MC.DD/8/14/rev.2)

DRAFT DECLARATION ON FURTHER STRENGTHENING MEDIATION AND DIALOGUE FACILITATION IN THE OSCE

(MC.DD/19/14/rev.1/corr.1)

DRAFT COMMEMORATIVE DECLARATION ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OSCE

CODE OF CONDUCT ON POLITICO-MILITARY ASPECTS OF SECURITY (MC.DD/25/14/rev.1)

Draft decision on issues relevant to the Forum for Security Co-operation (MC.DD/6/14)

Draft decision on Small Arms and Light Weapons and Stockpiles of Conventional Ammunition (MC.DD/7/14/rev.1)

FSC.DEC/0001/14 - Change of Date for the Global Exchange of Military Information for 2014

FSC.DEC/0002/14 - Agenda, Timetable and Modalities for the 3rd Annual Discussion on the Implementation of the

Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security

FSC.DEC/0003/14 - Voluntary Guidelines for Compiling National Reports on SALW Exports From/Imports to Other

Participating States During the Previous Calendar Year

FSC.DEC/0005/14 - Implementation Assessment in Respect of the OSCE Document on Small Arms and Light Weap-

ons and the OSCE Document on Stockpiles of Conventional Ammunition

FSC.DEL/150/14/Rev.4 - Proposal for FSC DD on enabling the provision of assistance to OSCE Partners using proce-

dures outlined in the OSCE SALW and SCA documents

FSC.DEL/143/14/rev.2 - Proposal for DD on voluntary criteria on re-export controls for SALW

2 Dimension

DECISION ON ENHANCING DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (MC.DD/5/14/rev.2)

DECISION ON PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION (MC.DD/10/14/rev.2)

DRAFT MINISTERIAL COUNCIL DECLARATION ON SECURITY IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE OSCE REGION

(EU Proposal, PC.DEL/1339/14/rev.1)

3 Dimension

DECISION ON THE PREVENTION OF TORTURE DECISION ON THE PREVENTION OF TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL,

INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT (MC.DD/03/14/rev.2)

DECISION ON THE ADDENDUM TO THE GENDER ACTION PLAN (PC.DD/23/14/rev.3 and MC.DD/16/14)

DECLARATION REAFFIRMING COMMITMENTS TO COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM (MC.DD/18/14/rev.1)

Partners

DECLARATION ON THE CO-OPERATION WITH THE MEDITERRANEAN PARTNERS FOR CO-OPERATION

(MC.DD/11/14/rev.2)

DECLARATION ON THE CO-OPERATION WITH THE ASIAN PARTNERS FOR CO-OPERATION

(MC.DD/12/14/rev.2/corr.1)

Other, Cross-Dimensional Issues

DRAFT BASEL MINISTERIAL DECLARATION ON THE ROLE OF THE OSCE IN ADDRESSING THE CRISIS IN AND AROUND

UKRAINE (MC.DD/24/14)

DECLARATIONS ON THE PROTRACTED CONFLICTS IN THE OSCE AREA (not yet circulated)

+ Statement on the Negotiations on the Transdniestrian Settlement Process in the “5+2” Format

+ Draft Declaration on the Geneva International Discussions

+ Draft Declaration on the Conflict Dealt with by the OSCE Minsk Group

DECLARATION/DECISION ON HELSINKI +40 (MC.DD/23/14)

DECLARATION ON THE 70 ANNIVERSARY OF THE END OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR (MC.DD/17/14)

DRAFT DECLARATION ON YOUTH AND SECURITY (MC.DD/15/14/rev.1)

TIME AND PLACE OF THE NEXT OSCE MC (MC.DD/20/14)

OSCE CHAIRMANSHIP IN THE YEAR 2016 (MC.DD/21/14 Germany)

OSCE CHAIRMANSHIP IN THE YEAR 2017 (MC.DD/22/14 Austria)

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