Leaders "channel four" agreed to test the subgroups in Ukraine
The head of the countries of the "Normandy format" in two or three months to discuss the functioning of the sub-working groups within the framework of the contact group on settling the situation in Ukraine, said the Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov. "The leaders of the" Normandy format "in the course of the last phone conversation we agreed about the fact that will keep under review the activities of these sub-working groups and after some time, it is Clear - after two or three months, will analyze together, i.e. in the "channel" format, the situation in the negotiations of these sub-working groups, " - said Ushakov. He added that Wednesday will be an important event in terms of implementation of the agreements reached and will meet Authorized sub-working groups of the contact group. According to him, this meeting is important from the point of view that these subgroups are formed in four main areas covering the Minsk consensus, reports RIA " Novosti "." Today we believe that we will reach agreements about how to organize the activities of these sub-working groups for the coming period, " - said Ushakov. He Also said that Leaders "channel four" decided to further intensively to apply this format, connecting the US until not discussed. According to his statement, the Leaders "channel four" not so long ago had a phone conversation." Agreed that this format will continue to be used extensively, " said Ushakov." Question about connecting America to practice was not discussed ", - He added. Before Wednesday began in Minsk meeting of the trilateral contact group on Ukraine. On the last working day of the week in Donetsk and Lugansk national Republic has approved the appointment of commissioners of the OSCE coordinators of the subgroups of the contact group in the 1st month of their work. On 30 April, Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, head of the French Republic Francois Hollande and the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko Agreed that the working sub-group on the conflict in Ukraine will hold its first meeting approximately a week Later. Also were determined the temporal characteristics of their operation, which after 3 months will be subjected to analysis in the consultation process of the Directors of the countries of the " Normandy format ".