The head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the EU realized unrealistic idea of entering peacekeepers in Ukraine
The head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the European Union came to the conclusion that the idea of peacekeepers to Ukraine unrealistic, said the foreign Minister of Finland Erkki Tuomioja. on the last working day of the week And Saturday the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the countries-EU members hold an informal meeting in Riga, where discussed the situation in Ukraine, RIA " Novosti." No. That is discussed, but all agreed that the idea of UN peacekeepers unrealistic, all agreed that we need to Express the support of the OSCE And to strengthen the OSCE presence And its capabilities, as well as among them technological. And we do not want the EU to compete with the OSCE, " said Tuomioja, when asked if they had discussed the Possibility of sending to Ukraine's peacekeeping mission. Before the last working day of the week, the Polish foreign Minister Grzegorz Schetyna said that the Possibility of organizing a peacekeeping mission to Ukraine will become one of the key issues at the meeting of foreign Ministers of the EU in Riga. Prior to this, the Belgian foreign Minister Didier Reynders said that the EU until not discussing the Possibility of sending peacekeepers to Ukraine. On Thursday, the Deputy head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Gennady Gatilov said that at this stage of the settlement of the Minsk agreements sufficient monitoring mission of the OSCE, the introduction of peacekeepers to Ukraine Moscow does not support. On the same day the Prime Minister of Finland Alexander Stubb said that the EU could send a peacekeeping mission to Ukraine only because of the mandate of the UN security Council, which is unlikely to be obtained. On Wednesday, the Commissioner of Russia to the EU Vladimir Chizhov said that the proposal of Kiev on peacekeepers in the Donbass was not supported neither in the EU nor in the USA. Remember, February 18, Poroshenko has made the initiative of the Council to discuss the introduction of peacekeepers to the country. The NSDC of Ukraine has decided to appeal to the UN And the EU in relation to deployment in Ukraine police mission. It was stated that Kiev offers to enter in the Donbass first peacekeepers to de-escalate, and then the police mission EU to maintain order. Secretary-General of the United Nations ban Ki-moon on February 24, agreed with the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin possible deployment of a peacekeeping mission in the conflict area. The head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine motivated request of Kiev about peacekeepers fact that the OSCE is unable to cope with the control of the armistice.