Russia and Ukraine agreed on the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the zone along the demarcation line, the creation of which was agreed in the conflict zone in September – said Wednesday late evening boss German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
We have achieved visible progress, which does not yet represent a breakthrough – Steinmeier said after the three-hour meeting in Berlin, the Foreign Ministers of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine on the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
Steinmeier invited talks in the German capital attended the foreign ministers of France, Russia and Ukraine: Laurent Fabius, Sergei Lavrov and Pavlo Klimkin. Today we finally agreed on the fact that the demarcation line agreed in September, in agreement with Minsk is a line from which now begin the withdrawal of heavy weapons – said the German minister.
Contact Group. Ukraine, which is composed of representatives of Russia, the pro-Russian separatists, Ukraine and the OSCE, is to meet as soon as possible to arrange this operation procedures . The Contact Group also has a set up working groups, which will address, inter alia, humanitarian aid for the people of eastern Ukraine.
It is crucial that our agreement is executed, or remain on paper – reserved Steinmeier. He added that Russia has ensured that put pressure on the separatists. If the agreed points will be realized, we approach a step to the summit in Astana – said the head of German diplomacy.
Previous talks at the beginning of last week, ended in failure. The main topic of the meeting was to prepare the leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine in the Kazakh capital Astana, but participants failed to reach an agreement.
The condition set by Chancellor Angela Merkel is to achieve before the meeting at the top of the “concrete progress “in implementing agreed in September agreements with Minsk. Negotiated agreements provide for compliance with the ceasefire and the line of demarcation between government troops and the troops Ukrainian separatists start withdrawing heavy weapons and the exchange of prisoners.
Signed in September in the presence of representatives of the OSCE agreement continue to be violated. Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of breaking findings. Quadripartite talks underway since last summer. Negotiating including among the leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine have agreed on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Allied landing in Normandy. Berlin points out that the number of participants in the talks, which do not include Polish, has been selected by the Germans, but accidentally created on the occasion of the Normandy. Since the outbreak of armed conflict in the Ukraine in the fighting killed more than 4 800 people.
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Russia and Ukraine have agreed to the withdrawal of heavy weapons – rmf24.pl
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