The chiefs of General staff military power of Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia will participate in the meeting of the Military division of the European Union at the level of chiefs of General staff on 19 may in Brussels, said the press service of the EU Council.
"the meeting will be attended by Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations on peacekeeping operations herv? ladsous, and the chief of the General staff of Ukraine Colonel-General Viktor muzhenko," - said the press service, RIA " Novosti ".
To participate in the meeting for the first time invited the Chiefs of staff of the partner States of the EU: Georgia, Moldova, Canada, Switzerland, Serbia and Montenegro. The meeting will hear a report Muzhenko about the situation in Ukraine ", and also " will discuss current and planned missions and operations of the EU." The discussion will take place in early June summit of heads of States and governments of 28 countries of the EU where, for example, will decide on the enlargement of the European operation Triton in the Mediterranean sea aimed at surveillance of migratory flows. Since mid-April last year, the Kyiv authorities are in the East of Ukraine "special operation" to suppress the protest movement in the Donbass. The military actively used heavy machinery and military aircraft and helicopters. Refers to a large number of dead and wounded among the civilian population and the destruction of houses and infrastructure. According to the summary data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began more than 6 thousand People. Recall, February 12, the negotiators of the Contact group in Minsk signed first correlated With the heads of the participating countries "channel four" document. It involves the withdrawal of all foreign armed formations, military equipment and mercenaries From the territory of Ukraine under the supervision of the OSCE

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