The contact group noted the progress in de-escalate the situation in the Donbass
Authorized Contact group, the OSCE, Ukraine and the Russian Federation stressed the progress on de-escalate the situation in the Donbass, reported in the treatment group of the OSCE observers in Ukraine.
" Noting some progress on de-escalate the situation in the region of Donbass, the participants of the meeting expressed concern on the issue of the continuing violations of the ceasefire and the agreements reached at the meeting in Minsk on 19 September 2014 ", - said in a statement on the meeting of the Contact group authorized the OSCE, the Russian Federation and Ukraine on 2 October in Kyiv.
The mission of OSCE observers said that the tripartite contact group welcomes the start of work in the Ukrainian Debaltsevo Joint center for control and coordination of issues related c ceasefires and stabilizing the situation " With the participation of the commissioners of Ukraine, Russia and the OSCE."
" Authorized Contact group expressed hope that the centre will help to further de-escalate the situation in the region of Donbass " - emphasizes the OSCE.
Kyiv authorities began in April in the East of Ukraine military operation against dissatisfied with the February coup d'etat residents. According to the UN on 3 October, the victims of the conflict were more than 3, 6 thousands of civilians, almost 8, 5 thousand were injured body. About the development of the conflict in the South-East of Ukraine read
With the mediation of the OSCE and Russia agreed a truce September 5), and on the 19th of September was developed to implement the Memorandum of nine points. The text of the Memorandum was read after negotiations, the Ukrainian Ombudsman, the second head of state Leonid Kuchma. For example, it is planned the development of a 30-kilometer buffer zone between the positions of the parties.