Minsk consensus must be respected in full to settle the situation in Ukraine, said the head of the French Republic Francois Hollande at the meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Paris.
"during the meeting We discussed the situation in the East of Ukraine and more than previously believe that Minsk consensus must be respected," said Hollande.
The German Chancellor has said that Paris and Berlin will continue to work on implementation of these agreements.
"We are looking in the same direction. The main goal now is to make the Minsk agreement was being implemented. This is a difficult task, but, for its part, the situation in Ukraine is complicated, " said Merkel on mutual press conference.
Both stressed the need for an effective ceasefire by the parties to the conflict, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and the exchange of prisoners.
The Ukrainian authorities began in April last year in the Donbass military operation against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat in the region. According to the summary data of the United Nations, victims of the conflict began almost 5, 7 thousands of civilians. The resolution of the Ukrainian fall under negotiation in different formats, for example, during meetings of the contact group in Minsk with the mediation of the Russian Federation and the OSCE. The next meeting of the contact group on 12 February ended with the adoption of a package of measures on execution of the Minsk agreements, involving, for example, a cease-fire in the Donbass with fifteen February, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and the development of a security zone. Soon after informing truce in the Donbass resumed shooting, parties blame each other in violation of the "silence mode" and reported that they only return fire. Kiev is considering an appeal to the UN and the EU on the introduction of Donbass peacekeepers.
dialogues " channel four ", held on 12 February, took place against a background of a sharp aggravation of the situation in the Donbass, instigated by the Ukrainian law enforcers who, having increased strength, began to storm the position of the militia. According to the results of the meeting of the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany adopted a package of measures involving, for example, a cease-fire in the Donbass with fifteen February, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and the development of a security zone.
Declared a ceasefire, according to the statements of the parties to the conflict and observers, observed throughout the contact line, with the exception of Debaltsevo. This city, according to the examination results of the militia, in the so-called boiler was about three thousand Ukrainian security forces in Kiev denied environment. All the last days in the area Debaltsevo, one of the largest transport hubs in the Ukraine, there were clashes security forces and militia. Developments -
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