Ushakov and Karasin go to Minsk to prepare meeting " channel four "
The arrival of the assistant to the President of the Russian Federation Yuri Ushakov, Deputy head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Grigory Karasin in Minsk is expected on Tuesday to participate in the preparation of the eleven February in the Belarusian capital of the meeting of leaders " channel four ", said Fins news, a source close to the organization of a series of talks in the Belarusian capital on the settlement of the fall in the Ukraine.
The leaders of the " channel four ", which includes Russia, Germany, France and Ukraine have agreed to hold eleven February meeting with the coordination of certain positions. Tuesday will be a tripartite dialogues of the contact group in Ukraine, which prepares rules and the content of the summit in Minsk.
first it was announced that the assistant to the President of the Russian Federation Ushakov has not arrived As expected, in Cairo, together with the head of state Vladimir Putin in the framework of his official visit.
"It is possible that Ushakov will arrive in Minsk today (Tuesday)," said Fins news, a source close to the organization of a series of talks in the Belarusian capital on the settlement of the Ukrainian fall.
He also said that it is expected to continue in Minsk talks, which are held yesterday in Berlin." We will continue to discuss in the same composition, " said the interviewer, answering the question about the representation of the Russian side. As stated, the Russian Federation at the meeting was represented Karasin.
along with this, the press service of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Belarus was not able to provide official data on scheduled Tuesday meeting on the preparation for the negotiations in the "channel format" on Wednesday in Minsk, as well as on the representation involved in its operation. There commented that the Ministry "does not arrange this meeting (in preparation)" and advised on the matter to contact the embassies of the countries " channel four ".