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Thursday, 5 December 2013

7.50 – 9.10 Ceremonial arrival of Heads of Delegations (cameras only)

9.20 Family photo (cameras only)

9.30 Opening session (cameras only)

•Formalopeningandadoptionoftheagenda •Addressbyarepresentativeofthehostcountry •AddressbytheOSCEChairperson-in-Office •AddressbythePresidentoftheOSCE ParliamentaryAssembly •ReportbytheOSCESecretaryGeneral

First plenary session (cameras only)

•StatementsbyHeadsofDelegations

13.00 Working luncheon for Ministers for Foreign Affairs/Heads of Delegations (L7, HoD restaurant)

15:00–18:00 Second plenary session (cameras only)

•StatementsbyHeadsofDelegations

19:30 OfficialdinnerforMinistersforForeignAffairs/ HeadsofDelegations (FairmontGrandHotelKyiv)

19:30 Receptionformembersofdelegationsandthe media(MystetskyiArsenal)

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Friday, 6 December 2013

9.30 Third plenary session (cameras only for statements)

•StatementsbyHeadsofDelegations •AdoptionofMinisterialCouncildecisionsand documents

•Anyotherbusiness

Closing session (cameras only) •Addressbyarepresentativeofthehostcountry •Formalclosure(statementsbythecurrentand incoming Chairpersons-in-Office)

13:30 Final press conference (fully open to media)

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All participants of the 20th OSCE Ministerial Council Meeting in Kyiv are invited to the reception to be held on 5 December 19:30 - 21:30 in the premises of the National Culture Art and Museum Complex “Mystetskyi Arsenal” (10-12 Lavrska St., Kyiv).

MystetskyiArsenalisaconceptualart-projectaimedatpresentingUkrainianhistoricalandartisticheritageanditscontributiontoworldculturalheritage.OldArsenalbuildingwaserectedin1783-1801asapartoftheOldPecherskFortress.

AllguestswillalsohavetheopportunitytodiscovermodernUkrainianart,presentedwithintheArtKyivContemporary2013Exhibition.

AnotheruniqueexhibitionisdevotedtotheUkrainianornamentalpaintingofPetrykivka,whichisnominatedforinscriptiononUNESCO’sIntangibleCulturalHeritageofHumanitylist.TheparticipantswillhavetheopportunitytolearnPetrykivkapaintingtechniques.

ThemusicalhighlightoftheeventwillbeaspecialperformanceoftheKyivSymphonyOrchestraandChorusdirectedbyRogerMcMurrin.

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G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O N

Venue

The20thMeetingoftheOSCEMinisterialCounciltakesplaceinKyivattheInternationalExhibitionCentre(IEC),locatedat15BrovarskiyAve,Kyiv,02660.TheIECwebsitecanbefoundathttp://mvc-expo.com.ua/en/.

Media Centre

AfullyequippedMediaCentreisincorporatedintothevenue.Theentirevenuewillbeasecurearea,withaccessonlypossiblewithanaccreditationbadge.Themediacentrewillhavethefollowingfacilities: •aworkingareaforjournalistsandNGOs; •strongwirelessconnection; •TVandradioboothscabledforreceivingTVfeed, audiosplittersforaudiofeed(advancereservationof theseboothscanbemadebye-mail toosce.accreditation@gmail.com, contactperson:OlenaVashchenko); •roomsforinterviewsandpressbriefings.

Opening hours

Themediacentrewillbeopenasfollows: Wednesday,4December 10:00hrs–18:00hrs Thursday,5December 6:00hrs–22:00hrs*Please note that no entry through the media entrance will be permitted between 07.30-09.20 on the 5th of December. All journalists wishing to take part in the handshake and family photo pools must be in the media centre before 7:30.

Friday6December 8:00hrs–20:00hrs(closinghourwillbeadjustedtothedurationoftheMCmeeting)

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Accreditation

JournalistsmustkeeptheaccreditationconfirmationletterreceivedasaresultofonlineregistrationforthewholeperiodofstayinUkraine.Accreditedmediarepresentativeswillberequestedtopresentthelettertogetherwithavalidpassporttoobtainthebadge.Accreditationbadgescanbepickedupfrom2to4DecemberattheMediaInformationDeskatthelobbyofthemediahotel“Bratislava”(www.bratislava.com.ua,address:Kyiv,1,A.MalyshkaSt.).

Lost accreditation badges

AnylossofaccreditationbadgesshouldbereportedimmediatelytothePressandNGOAccreditationDesk(DS7)attheMediaCentreeitherinpersonorbyphone: 277-04-99, 277-05-00, 277-05-01, +380665984026. Email: osce.accreditation@gmail.com

Inordertoobtainanewbadge,pleasevisittheRegistration Office atthefollowingaddress:5Mykilsko-SlobidskaSt.(locatedclosetothevenue).

AnewbadgecanonlybeissuedtotheregisteredholderofalostbadgeuponpresentingtheconfirmationletterandvalidIDcardorpassport.

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Theofficewillbeopenasfollows:

Tuesday3December 08.00–20.00 Wednesday4December 07.00–20.00 Thursday5December 06.30–18.00 Friday6December 08.00–13.00

Tel: 541-03-60 Email: osce.accreditation@gmail.com;

Pleasenotethatthephonenumbersandtheemailaddresswillbeoperationalonlyon3–6December.

Media access MediarepresentativeswillaccessthevenueviathePressandNGOEntrance(2С).Accesswillonlybepermittedtomediainpossessionoftheiraccreditationbadge,whichmustbewornandvisibleatalltimes.Mediaarerequestedtofollowtheinstructionsofsecurityandprotocolstaffatalltimes.SecurityStaffwillonlyallowmediarepresentativestoaccesstheDelegates’areaiftheyareaccompaniedbyarepresentativeoftheUkrainianForeignMinistry’sofficial,OSCEPressandPublicInformationStaff,orotherConferenceofficials.Journalistsshouldbeawarethatairport-stylex-rayscreeningwillbeusedatthesecuritycheckpointsatthevenue.

WLAN

PasswordfreeWirelessLocalAreaNetworkisavailableintheMediaCentre.

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First Aid

ThereareFirstAidrooms,pleaseseethevenuemaptolocatetheseareas Tel: 277-02-02,201-11-41.

Lost property PleasecontactthePressInformationDesk(Ds8). Tel: 277-05-03,277-05-04.

Smoking

Smokingisnotpermittedinthemediacenter,aswellasanywhereindoorsintheIEC.Adesignatedsmokingareaislocatednearby.Pleaseseethevenuemapforthelocationofthisarea.InUkrainesmokingisprohibitedinsidethepremises(includinginrestaurants,cafesandhotels),inparksandatpublictransportstops.

Prayer room

Thereisaprayerroom(R)totheleftattheDelegatesentrance,pleaseseethemapforitslocation.

Liability TheorganizersarenotliableforpersonalaccidentsorforthelossofordamagetothepersonalpropertyofattendeesattheMeeting.Attendeesshouldmaketheirownarrangementswithrespecttopersonalinsurance.

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I N F O R M AT I O N D E S K A N D C O N TA C T S

ThePress Information Desk (Ds8)atthemediacentrewillprovideadditionalinformationandassistancetojournalists,includinggeneralinformationonthevenue,transportation,etc. Tel. 277-05-03,277-05-04 Email: osce.ukraine@gmail.com

AtthePool Desk (Ds10)journalistscanapplyforpoolcardstocoverelementsoftheprogram. Tel. 277-04-92

Accreditation- Olena Vashchenko Tel. +380665984026 Email: osce.accreditation@gmail.com

Interview/Briefing requests - Vasyl Zvarych Tel. +380665984037 Email: osce.interview@gmail.com

Spokesperson of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office – Yevhen Perebyinis Tel: +380665984039 Email: cio.spokesman@gmail.com

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OSCE Press and Public Information Section (Pr 5) press@osce.org Tel: 277-04-93 277-04-94 277-04-95 277-04-96 277-04-97 277-04-98

Head of Press and Public Information/OSCE Spokesperson - Cathie Burton Tel: +38066598-42-00 Tel: +436641308536 Email: cathie.burton@osce.org

OSCE Press and Public Information Officer - Tatyana Baeva Tel: +38066598-42-01 Tel: +4366488474874 Email: tatyana.baeva@osce.org

Web Editor - Jonathan Perfect Tel: +38066598-41-81 Email: Jonathan.perfect@osce.org

Editor - Ursula Froese Tel: +38066598-41-82 Email: Ursula.froese@osce.org

Online Communication - Eoin O’Cathasaigh Tel: +38066598-41-84 Email: webteam@osce.org,press@osce.org

OSCE Mission to Moldova Spokesperson – Paula Redondo Alvarez-Palencia Tel: +38066598-41-87

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Senior Press and Public Information Assistant – Florence Le Clézio Tel: +38066598-41-91

OSCE Office in Yerevan – National Public Information Officer - Gohar Avagyan Tel. +38066598-39-94

OSCE Office in Baku - National Press and Public Information Officer -Rashad Huseynov Tel. +38066598-41-93

OSCE Centre in Bishkek Spokesperson - Svetlana Levina Tel. +38066598-41-98

Document distribution

HardcopiesoftheMCdocumentsincludingstatementsandpressreleaseswillbemadeavailableatthePressInformationDeskandonlineontheOSCEwebsite:http://www.osce.org/event/mc_2013

TV Broadcast Desk (Ds 9) Tel. 277-05-05

Representative of the Host Broadcaster Multilateral satellite broadcast officer – Anna Starkova Tel. +380503104562 Email: astarkova@ukr.net

Press IT Desk (Ds11) Tel. 277-01-48

P U B L I C T R A N S P O R TAT I O N

Boryspil International Airport

www.kbp.aero/en/ Tel: +380443934371

SkyBusoperatesbetweenBoryspilInternationalAirportandtheSouthRailwayStationviaKharkivskametrostation.TogettotheRailwayStationpleasetakeatrainattheDarnytsiaorLivoberezhnametro-stationtotheVokzalnastationofthesameRedLine.TogettotheKharkivskametrostation–changetheRedLinefortheGreenLineattheTeatralnametro-station.

SkyBusfareis40UAH.TicketscanbepurchasedstraightfromthedriverorattheticketofficeofTerminalsB,FandDoftheBoryspilInternationalAirport.

TheSkyBusscheduleisavailableat: http://kbp.aero/en/transport/sky-bus/

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Kyiv International Airport

www.airport.kiev.ua/en/ Tel: +38044585-72-54

Trolleybusroute22operatesfrom6amto10pmevery15-20minutesbetweentheKyivInternationalAirportandtheShuliavskametrostation,whichcaneasilybereachedfromtheLivoberezhnaortheDarnytsiametrostations(theRedLine).

Busroute565operatesfrom6amto12pmevery6-10minutesbetweentheKyivInternationalAirportandPetrivkathemetrostation(theBlueLine).TogettothePetrivkametrostationpleasechangetheRedLineattheKhreshchatykstationtotheMaidanNezalezhnostiintothedirectionofthePetrivkametro-station.

Thesubwayfareis2UAH,thebusandtrolleybusfareis2–2.50UAH.

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Hand baggage regulations

Aviationsecurityregulationsprohibitallpassengersfromcarryinganyliquid,gelsorpastesofmorethan100mlsthroughsecurityscreening.Containersof100mlsorlessofliquids,gels,pastes,lotionsandcosmeticsmaybebroughtthroughthepassengersecurityscreeningpointsatallairports.Inaddition,theseitemsmustbepresentedatthepassengersecurityscreeningpointinatransparentre-sealablebagofnomorethanonelitrecapacity,20cmx20cm.Therulesapplytoallliquidssuchaswaterandbeverages,aerosolcansandtoiletriessuchastoothpaste,shavingcream,hairgel,lipglossandcreams.Thereisalimitofonetransparentplasticbagperperson.

Medicinesrequiredduringtheflightareexemptfromthisrule,butmustbeplacedinaseparatetransparentre-sealablebagandpresentedseparatelyatthepassengerscreeningarea.

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Getting to the MC Venue by public transport

TheeasiestwaytogettofromtheIECtothecitycenterisbymetro(subway).ThenearestmetrostationtotheIECisLivoberezhnametro-stationoftheSviatoshynsko-Brovarska(Red)Line.TogettotheheartofKyivcitycenterpleasetakeatraintotheKhreshchatykmetro-station.

Taxi

TocallataxipleasecontactthePressInformationDeskorusethenumbersofTaxicompaniesinKyivbelow: +38044201-05-01 +38044238-8-238

+38044249-40-40 +38067249-40-40

+38044239-15-15 +38050239-15-15 +38063239-15-15

Thelistoftelephonenumbersisnotexhaustiveandwastakenfromtheopensources.Taxicompaniesareprivatelyownedbusiness.TheOSCEChairmanshipbearsnoresponsibilityforthetaxitariffsandservicesprovidedbythecompanies.

Whencallingataxipleaseclearlyspecifyifyouwantacarwithataximeterand\orPOSterminal.Thetaxitariffsaroundthecityrangebetween30to150UAHdependingonthecompanyandthelengthoftheroute.

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Shuttle service

AshuttleserviceforthemediawillbeprovidedfromBratislava HoteltothemediacentreatIEConalldaysoftheworkofthemediacentre.

Bratislava1,A.Malyshka’sstreet www.bratislava.com.ua Tel: +380445373999Theshuttleswilloperatealongthefollowingroutes:

FromTuesday,3DecembertoFriday,6DecemberBratislava Hotel – IEC – Bratislava Hotel

AdditionalrouteforThursday,5DecemberIEC - Mystetskyi Arsenal(venueofthereceptionformediarepresentativesanddelegates)-Bratislava Hotel

The schedule of shuttles will be available at the media hotel Bratislava and at the Press Information Desk at the Media Centre.

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S E C U R I T Y

TogainentrytotheIECandwhileinsidethebuilding,avalidbadgemustbewornandvisibleatalltimes.Mediarepresentativesarerequestedtoco-operatewithsecuritycheckpointspersonnelandtofollowtheinstructionsofsecurityofficersandprotocolstaffatalltimes.

Securitystaffwillensurethatvisitorsonlyenterareasthattheyareentitledtoenter.

Mediarepresentativesshouldbeawarethatairport-stylex-rayscreeningwillbeusedattheIEC.

M E A L S

Wednesday, 4 DecemberBuffetlunchisavailableintheMediaCenter’sSnack-baratapproximately50-60UAHperpersonfrom12.00to15.00

Thursday, 5 December and Friday, 6 DecemberBuffetlunchisavailableformediarepresentativesfreeofchargeintheMediaCenter’sSnack-barfrom12.00to15.00.

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G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O N A B O U T U K R A I N E

Area:603700km2Climate:forweatherforecasts,seehttp://meteo.gov.ua/en/Time zone: GMT+2(UTC+2)Internet top-level domain:uaInternational phone code:380

Government

Ukraineisaunitarystate,consistingoftheCrimeanAutonomousRepublicand24regions(oblasts).Thelegislativebranchisrepresentedbytheunicameralparliament,VerkhovnaRada,consistingof450People’sDeputies(membersofparliament).The7thconvocationoftheVerkhovnaRadawaselectedforthenextfive-yearperiodonOctober28,2012.

TheexecutivebranchisrepresentedbytheGovernment–theCabinetofMinistersofUkraine,chairedbythePrimeMinister.

Thejudicialbranchhastwoindependentcourtsystemssuchasconstitutional,theConstitutionalCourtofUkraine,andgeneral,theSupremeCourtofUkraine.

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President of Ukraine – Viktor Yanukovych

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada – Volodymyr Rybak

Prime Minister – Mykola Azarov

First Vice Prime Minister – Serhiy Arbuzov

Vice Prime Minister – Yuriy Boyko

Vice Prime Minister – Oleksandr Vilkul

Vice Prime Minister – Kostyantyn Gryschenko

Minister for Foreign Affairs, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office – Leonid Kozhara

Currency Hryvnia(lettercodeUAH,digitalcode980)isthecurrencyofUkraine.AnycreditcardsthatbeartheVisa,MasterCardorAmericanExpresssymbolwillbewidelyacceptedinUkraine.Visitorswithothercardsshouldaskinadvanceorcheckifthatcardisondisplaywheretheywanttouseit.

Therearenolimitsontheamountofforeigncurrencywhichnon-residentindividualsmaysellthroughauthorizedbanks,authorizedfinancialinstitutionsandexchangeoffices.Pleasenotethatpresentingapassportisobligatoryduringcurrencyexchangeoperationsforbothresidentsandnon-residents.Pleasedemandandkeepthetransactionreceiptandacertificate,issuedbyabank,authorizedfinancialinstitutionorexchangeoffice,duringthewholestayinUkraine.Boththecheckandthecertificatewillbedemandedfortheexchangeofhryvniasforcashforeigncurrency

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Banks

Bankinghoursaregenerally9.00to18.00,MondaythroughFriday.SomebanksareopenonSaturday.ATM(cash)machinesarelocatedatmostbanksandacceptMasterCard,VISAandAmericanExpress.

Electric appliances

TheelectricsupplyinUkraineis220-240v.EuropeanstandardplugsandsocketsaregenerallyusedinUkraineandaredifferentfromthoseusedintheUSA.EuroplugandSchukoareprimarysockettypes.

International calls to and from Ukraine

Tomakeacallabroadyoushoulddial“00”firstandthenadestinationnumber.TheinternationaldialingcodeforUkraineis+380.

Smoking

InUkrainesmokingisforbiddeninsidethepremises(includinginrestaurants,cafesandhotels),inparksandatpublictransportstops.

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Medical Treatment

ProvidingmedicalassistancetotheforeignerswhotemporarilystayinUkraineisbasedonthegeneralinsurancepolicyofaforeigninsurancecompanyanditissecuredbyarelevantUkrainianpartnerassistancecompany.

Ifyouhavehealthinsuranceandfellill,pleasecontactamedicalassistancecompanybythephonenumbersindicatedinyourinsurancepolicy.

Incaseofnohealthinsurancecoverage,theforeignerwillbeobligedtocoverthecostofthemedicaltreatmentprovideddirectlyinthemedicalestablishmentthatrenderssuchtreatmentinaccordancewiththeestablishedtariffswithinthetreatmentcost.Non-residentsmayperformthepaymentsforthereceivedmedicalservicewithacreditcardorincash,attheCashOfficeofthemedicalinstitution.

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ResidentsofthecountrieswhichenteredintotherelevantinternationalcontractswithUkraineareentitledtofreeemergencymedicalcare.Fromthemomentthelifethreateningemergencyforthepatienthasbeenremoved,oritceasedtoendangerthepeoplearound,andtransportationappearspossible,furthermedicalserviceisprovidedonfeebasis.

Incaseyouhaveachronicdisease,itisadvisabletoconsultyourdoctorbeforethetripandtakethenecessaryreserveofmedications.

Ifnecessary,youcanpurchasemedicinesatthedevelopednetworkofpharmaciesontheterritoryofUkraine.

OntheterritoryofUkraine,theforeignershavetherighttorequestemergencymedicalassistancefromanypublichealthprotectioninstitution.

Emergency telephone number for rescue service

Incaseofemergencypleasedial101.Thisnumberisfreeofchargebutshouldonlybeusedincaseofgenuineemergency.

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U S E F U L W E B S I T E S

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe www.osce.org

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine mfa.gov.ua/en

President of Ukraine www.president.gov.ua/en

Cabinet of Ministers www.kmu.gov.ua/control/en

Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine iportal.rada.gov.ua/en

For further information about Ukraine ukraineallaboutu.com

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N O T E S

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