Burkhalter will encourage the OSCE to reach consensus on the observation mission
Acting head of the OSCE head of Switzerland's Didier Burkhalter will urge the OSCE member States to reach a consensus on the mandate for the mission control over Russian border checks at the border line with Ukraine, according to a press release from the Organization.
" Burkhalter said that he will ask the parties involved in a constructive and pragmatic to foster consensus on the mandate ", - is reported in the document of the OSCE.
in the press release of the Organization States that Burkhalter holds meeting on the extension of the mandate of the special observation mission of the OSCE in Ukraine for another six months." Meetings are held on the extension of the mandate of the special monitoring mission for another six months after the expiration of the current mandate on 20 September 2014 ", - is informed in the document.
for the last period of time there were several incidents of attacks on border crossing points. So, July 3, fired point " Novoshakhtinsk ", on the next day on the checkpoint " Donetsk " from mortar fire struck a bomb experts and investigators, who came to defuse the bomb. 5-th of July on the same checkpoint and very close to him exploded about ten ammunition.
before the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation said that the Russian Federation, without waiting for the establishment of a ceasefire, invites OSCE observers at the border crossing points Donetsk and Gukovo in the Russian-Ukrainian border. In addition, the Russian Ministry told that the Russian Federation contributes to the OSCE draft decision of the Permanent Council concerning the placing of observers, and it is expected that this document will be approved in the shortest possible time.