The head of the OSCE condemned the violation of the truce in the Donbass

The acting head of the OSCE and foreign Minister of Serbia Ivica Dacic condemned the ceasefire violations in Eastern Ukraine, what is happening In the last few days, informs on Sunday, the press service of the OSCE.

before the Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia S. V. Lavrov after the news of the shelling of Donetsk tried to convince the OSCE to demand from Kiev to stop the violation of the Minsk agreements.

"at the moment it is necessary that the political process has gained momentum, and I call on all parties to exert all possible efforts towards this," said Dacic, calling on the parties to " fully respect the ceasefire ".

the head of the OSCE also " expressed serious concern in connection with the use of heavy weapons and the strengthening of armed clashes in the region of Donetsk and the village of Shirokino ".

in addition, Dacic reiterated its full support for the activities of the Special monitoring mission of the OSCE in Ukraine. He also drew attention to the importance of the security of the mission members, pointing to a number of incidents that occurred on may 1-2.

"the conclusion about the direction of the observer mission to Ukraine was unanimously supported by all 57 States. Observers are required to obtain unhindered access, with security guarantees and without interrupting their important work ", - said the head of the OSCE.

in mid-February in Eastern Ukraine, the truce was declared, however, soon resumed shooting, the parties blame each other in violation of the "silence" and report that conduct only return fire. Firing was conducted mostly in the South of Donetsk region and destroyed Donetsk airport.


dialogues " channel four ", held on 12 February came amid a sharp escalation of the situation in the Donbass, provoked by the Ukrainian security forces, which increased the forces began to storm the position of the militia. Following the meeting, the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany adopted a set of measures involving, for example, the ceasefire in the Donbas with fifteen February, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and the development of the security zone.

One of the most important points signed in February of the Minsk agreements was the constitutional reform, and the enactment of a permanent law on the special status of separate districts of Donetsk and Lugansk regions. The agreement notes that decentralization should take place in coordination specifically, the commissioners of these districts, however, the Kiev authorities are ignoring this provision, arguing about the fact that you are unwilling to have a dialogue with the authorized rebellious territories. Read the full text of the Minsk agreements "


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