On the PC Decision for the Extension of the Mandate of the OSCE Project Coordinator in Ukraine
As delivered by Acting DCM Elisabeth Rosenstock-Siller
to the Permanent Council, Vienna
December 10, 2021
Thank you, Madam Chair.
In connection with the adoption of the Decision for the Extension of the Mandate of the OSCE Project Coordinator in Ukraine, the United States joins the other speakers here today in making the following interpretative statement under paragraph IV.1(A)6 of the OSCE Rules of Procedure:
The United States notes that Crimea remains an integral and internationally recognized part of Ukraine, despite Russia’s attempted annexation. The mandate of the Project Coordinator in Ukraine applies to the entire territory of Ukraine within its international recognized borders, including Crimea.
I request that this interpretative statement be attached to the decision and to the Journal of the Day.
Thank you, Madam Chair.
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