PC.JOUR/1578 Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe 24 September 2026 Permanent Council Original: ENGLISH
Chairmanship: Switzerland
1578th PLENARY MEETING OF THE COUNCIL
1. Date: Thursday, 24 September 2026 (in the Ratsaal)
Opened: 10.05 a.m. Suspended: 1 p.m. Resumed: 3 p.m. Closed: 3.45 p.m.
2. Chairperson: Ambassador R. Nägeli
Chairperson, Russian Federation (Annex), United States of America, Ukraine, United Kingdom (also on behalf of Canada and Norway) (PC.DEL/915/26 OSCE+), Ireland-European Union (with Albania, Georgia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, San Marino and Ukraine, in alignment) (PC.DEL/916/26), Canada
3. Subjects discussed – Statements – Decisions/documents adopted:
Agenda item 1: ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE OSCE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY, H.E. MR. PERE JOAN PONS SAMPIETRO
Chairperson, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA.GAL/11/26/Rev.1 OSCE+), Ireland-European Union (with Albania, Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, San Marino and Ukraine, in alignment) (PC.DEL/904/26), Kazakhstan, United Kingdom, Türkiye, Georgia (PC.DEL/911/26 OSCE+), Ukraine (PC.DEL/913/26), Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkmenistan, United States of America (PC.DEL/891/26), Canada (PC.DEL/894/26 OSCE+), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus (PC.DEL/900/26 OSCE+), Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation (PC.DEL/890/26 OSCE+)
PCOEJ1578 -2- PC.JOUR/1578 24 September 2026 Agenda item 2: THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION’S ONGOING AGGRESSION AGAINST UKRAINE
Chairperson, Ukraine (PC.DEL/905/26), Ireland-European Union (with Albania, Andorra, Georgia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, San Marino and Ukraine, in alignment) (PC.DEL/907/26), United Kingdom, Canada (PC.DEL/893/26), Türkiye, Slovenia (PC.DEL/903/26 OSCE+), Norway (PC.DEL/902/26), Russian Federation (PC.DEL/895/26), United States of America
Agenda item 3: REVIEW OF CURRENT ISSUES
(a) The ongoing hybrid war waged by NATO and the European Union against Russia: Russian Federation (PC.DEL/896/26)
(b) Zero-Nominal-Growth budget: United States of America (PC.DEL/892/26)
(c) Preventive diplomacy and importance of de-escalation: Belarus (PC.DEL/901/26 OSCE+), Russian Federation (PC.DEL/898/26 OSCE+)
(d) Elections to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, held from 18 to 20 September 2026: Ireland-European Union (with Albania, Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, San Marino and Ukraine, in alignment) (PC.DEL/908/26), Georgia (PC.DEL/912/26 OSCE+), United Kingdom (also on behalf of Canada, Iceland and Norway), Moldova (PC.DEL/906/26 OSCE+), Russian Federation (PC.DEL/899/26 OSCE+)
(e) Actions by Ukraine threatening navigation in the Black Sea region: Russian Federation, Ireland-European Union, Bulgaria, Romania, Türkiye (PC.DEL/914/26 OSCE+), Ukraine
Agenda item 4: REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CHAIRMAN-IN-OFFICE
(a) Briefing by the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office – Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, Ambassador P. Mareš, to the Advisory Board of the Support Programme for Ukraine: Chairperson
(b) Visit of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Combating Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims, Ambassador E. Dağdelen Akgün, to the Forum of European Muslim Youth and Student Organisations in Brussels on 21 September 2026: Chairperson
(c) Visit of the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Civil Society, Ms. A. Juvonen, to Serbia on 23 September 2026: Chairperson
(d) Visits of the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office – Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, Ambassador P. Mareš, to project sites of the Support Programme for Ukraine: Chairperson -3- PC.JOUR/1578 24 September 2026
Agenda item 5: REPORT OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL
Announcement of the distribution of a written report of the Secretary General (SEC.GAL/110/26 OSCE+): Director of the Office of the Secretary General
Agenda item 6: ANY OTHER BUSINESS
Importance of the proper qualification of the neo-Nazi nature of the current Ukrainian establishment: Russian Federation (PC.DEL/897/26/Corr.1), United States of America, Belarus (PC.DEL/910/26 OSCE+)
4. Next meeting:
Thursday, 1 October 2026, at 10 a.m., in the Ratsaal PC.JOUR/1578 Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe 24 September 2026 Permanent Council Annex
ENGLISH Original: RUSSIAN
1578th Plenary Meeting PC Journal No. 1578, Point 2
STATEMENT BY THE DELEGATION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Mr. Chairperson,
It is disappointing that the Swiss Chairmanship-in-Office, bending to the political climate, continues to include a confrontational item on “Russian aggression against Ukraine” in the Permanent Council’s agenda.
Such actions by the Chairmanship are directly incompatible with standing agenda items as established by the Rules of Procedure of the OSCE (chapter IV.1(C)). This precludes the possibility of equal and non-discriminatory participation in a discussion of the developments in and around Ukraine.
The convening of Permanent Council meetings must be fully in line with the Rules of Procedure of the OSCE as regards consultations with all the participating States (paragraphs IV.1(C)1 and IV.1(C)3) and may not run counter to the provisions of the mandate of the Chairmanship-in-Office, which unambiguously obligates the Chairmanship to take the whole spectrum of opinions into account in its actions (Porto Ministerial Council Decision No. 8 of 2002).
We request that this formal reservation be reflected in the journal of today’s meeting of the Permanent Council in accordance with paragraph IV.1(A)6 of the Rules of Procedure of the OSCE.
Thank you for your attention.