Contact group on Ukraine: there is progress in human Affairs

The contact group on settling the situation in Ukraine at the talks Friday in Minsk has made progress in obgovarivaya the restoration of infrastructure in Donbas.

The document on the withdrawal of weapons with a calibre of not more than 100 millimeters, approvals from the Contact group waiting for several rounds of negotiations, on Tuesday was not initialed.


Plenipotentiary representative of the self-proclaimed Luhansk national Republic in the negotiations Vladislav Danego said progress in obgovarivaya question of the reconstruction of the infrastructure of Donbass.

"In terms of humanitarian and economic spheres, there are certain dynamics of positive character," said Danego correspondents.

according to his statement, the meeting was finalized the list of objects, and to add fresh. In addition, According to Danego, discussed the issue of restoration of power lines.

"We expect the upcoming week's work schedule professionals international, which will be released objects. I think this issue will go faster, " - said Danego.

for its part, the OSCE representative Martin Sajdik said That on Tuesday in Minsk economic sub-group could reach an understanding on the issue of the route of experts who will explore the water in the Luhansk region. He said That restoration works funded by Germany." Background of the visit (expert edition) - security guarantees from both sides, " drew the attention of Sidik.

He also reminded That not so long ago opened 1st humanitarian center that provides and among them banking services.

"it is necessary to increase the number of such centers and to improve the procedure for filing of application about granting of pensions and the payment of pensions to residents of conflict areas," said Sidik correspondents.

in addition, Sidik in his own speech said That the deliberate termination of the conflicting parties supplying Donbas residents drinking water and electricity will be considered as failures of international humanitarian law. In addition, this issue has affected Danego, stop speaking about Ukraine water supply within the LC.


Introducing the correspondents of the outcome of the negotiations, the OSCE representative said That the Contact group welcomed the progress in the work of the subgroup on safety in the matter of approval of withdrawal of weapons with a calibre of not more than 100 millimetres

"The contact group welcomed the progress in the work of the subgroup on safety concerning the plan of allotment of tanks, mortars of a calibre of not more than 120 millimetres and artillery, not more than 100 millimetres ", He added.

Thus immediately upon the adjournment of the meeting of the Contact group source at the talks said Last news That the meeting Tuesday was not able to initial the agreement.

"The contact group today failed to initial the agreement on the withdrawal of weapons with a calibre of 100 millimetres and tanks," said the head of the Department.

Thus Danego said That " That disrupted the harmonisation of allotment, untrue, group (security) continues to work ". He highlighted That it is necessary to wait for the results of negotiations subgroups. For its part, the Plenipotentiary representative of the DND Denis Putilin said That the dialogues subgroups May be continued on Wednesday.


Pushilin said That the work of the subgroup on political issues, to date there is no progress.

"in the subgroup of political problems to boast not the best, however, agreed to continue to discuss a number of issues ", - said Pushilin correspondents.

He confirmed before also voiced by the OSCE representative Sajdik data about the holding of political meetings of the subgroup on September 15-16.


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