Source: OSCE mission to Ukraine a priority for the EU
Vladimir Dobrovolsky. The European Union prefers the strengthening of the OSCE mission in Eastern Ukraine, the coordination of the UN mission may take a long time, said a senior EU Commissioner, explaining the expectations of the EU summit on Thursday and Friday.
"The leaders will hold a discussion based on the submission of large messenger (the Union for foreign Affairs and Security policy Federica) . all measures that the EU is ready to take to maintain the Minsk agreements. The continuation of the sanctions policy is one dimension. There is another dimension is monitoring in place the implementation of Minsk agreements, " said EU Commissioner, explaining the possibility of discussion leaders request of Ukraine on the direction of peacekeepers or police mission EU.
"The position that we have at present is the need to immediately strengthen monitoring capabilities. As you know, the process of sending UN peacekeepers assumes that all members of the Security Council will agree that, As I am aware, is not guaranteed and will be quite a protracted process. Currently the EU are centred on enhancing the OSCE mission that is already in place, " he added correspondents.