Belarus foreign Ministry: contact group on Donbass completed work
The contact group on settling the situation in Eastern Ukraine has completed the dialogues in Minsk, informs the foreign Ministry of Belarus.
The meeting was held in "Executive hotel" in the center of the Belarusian capital. It is expected that in the near future authorized the OSCE, the contact group Martin Sajdik will make a statement to the media and will present the results of the talks.
One of the main issues on the agenda of negotiations of the contact group was the acceptance of a document on the withdrawal of weapons with a calibre of not more than 100 millimeters in the Donbass. In addition, of particular relevance in the framework of the Minsk process of the settlement received the issue agree on modalities of local elections. Local elections envisaged by the Minsk agreements, But the parties are able to agree on the terms and principles of their conduct, the charges to one another in the violation of agreements.
The previous round of negotiations of the contact group was held on 8 September. Then, the parties announced the achievement of a number of agreements on restoration of infrastructure in Donbas. However, the document about the diversion of arms had been agreed upon, although the subgroup safety involved in its preparation, discussed it in the past 2 days, and later had another meeting.