Referat fra mødet i Standing Committee i Andorra den 4. oktober 2017

MINUTES
STANDING COMMITTEE
OF THE OSCE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY
Andorra la Vella
Wednesday 4 October 2017
Call to Order
The meeting was opened at 14:30 with Ms. Christine MUTTONEN (Austria), President of the
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, in the Chair.
1. Adoption of the Agenda
The agenda was adopted.
2. Report of the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Ms. Christine
Muttonen, and review of current political international issues;
The President reported to the Standing Committee on her recent activities. The President
opened the debate on review of current political international issues .
Speakers: Mr. SANCHEZ AMOR (Spain), Ms. MURADOVA (Azerbaijan), Ms. MAUBORGNE
(France), Mr. COMPAGNA (Italy).
3. Reports and Information on Activities of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly:
3.1. Reports on Election Observation Activities
Mr. TSERETELI (Georgia) presented his report on the election observation mission to
Germany, which took place on 24 September 2017.
The President informed the Standing Committee of the following election observation
mission:
 EOM to Kyrgyzstan, Presidential Elections, 15 October 2017
3.2. Reports on the Activities of the Ad Hoc Committees
Mr. BOWNESS (United Kingdom), Chair of the Sub-Committee on the Rules of Procedure and
Working Practices, reported on the committee’s activities.
Mr. LOMBARDI (Switzerland), Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee on Migration, reported on the
committee’s activities.
Mr. KOVALEV (Russian Federation), Vice-Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee on Countering
Terrorism, reported on the committee’s activities.
3.3. Reports on the Activities of the Special Representatives
Mr. KANERVA (Finland), Special Representative on Mediation, reported on his activities.
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Mr. ELVESTUEN (Norway), Special Representative for Arctic Issues, reported on his activities.
Mr. HARSTEDT (Sweden), Special Representative for Eastern Europe, reported on his
activities.
The President interrupted the discussion and moved to point 5 of the agenda.
5. Remarks by Ms. Ingibjörg S. Gísladóttir, Director of the OSCE ODIHR
Ms. Ingibjörg S. Gísladóttir, Director of the OSCE ODIHR, presented her remarks to the
Standing Committee.
The President resumed the discussion on item 4 of the agenda.
4. Report of the Treasurer of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Ms. Doris Barnett
Ms. BARNETT presented her report to the Standing Committee.
Speakers: Mr. GULIYEV (Azerbaijan), Ms. PALMITJAVILA NAUDI (Andorra), Mr. HARSTEDT
(Sweden)
6. Report by the Secretary General of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly: Mr.
Roberto Montella
Mr. MONTELLA presented his report to the Standing Committee.
Speakers: Ms. MURADOVA (Azerbaijan)
7. Future meetings of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in 2017 and 2018
The President informed the Standing Committee of the following meeting dates:
• Meeting of the Bureau on 6 December 2017 in Vienna (in conjunction with the OSCE
Ministerial Council Meeting on 7 and 8 December 2017)
• Winter Meeting on 22 and 23 February 2018 in Vienna (meeting of the Standing Committee,
joint and individual meetings of the three General Committees)
• Meeting of the Bureau on 15 and 16 April 2018 in Copenhagen
• 27th Annual Session from 7 to 11 July 2018 in Berlin
Speakers: Ms. BARNETT (Germany)
• Autumn Meeting 2018 dates TBC October 2018 in Bishkek
8. Other Business.
The meeting closed at 16:30.