You cannot stop the settlement of the situation in the Donbas and to limit freezing of the conflict, said Leonid Kuchma, representing Kiev in the trilateral contact group.
"If We take to its logical conclusion Is, Not leaving somewhere halfway, If the world, the European Union, Russia, America and Ukraine will Not be sure that Yes, We have achieved peace in Ukraine, so far the efforts of the international brotherhood Cannot be stopped ", - said Kuchma. He cited as an example of the post-Soviet frozen conflict, reports RIA " Novosti "." We know That by its own history. I often refer to the post-Soviet experience. We have many hot spots - Transnistria, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Karabakh. No conflict up to now Not ended. Because he left halfway. This affects citizens in those regions. A frozen conflict Is a terrible conflict. Does not provide enough normal people to develop, " said Commissioner of the Ukraine. However, He said that he had some optimism regarding the possibility of resolving the Ukrainian conflict." I still, to some extent, an optimist, Because If I wasn't an optimist, I just was Not in the contact group, " - said Kuchma." All our efforts must be directed to the main question - when will This end. As soon as possible. It is in the interests of all, " He finished.



"Today, due to the Minsk agreements, channel format, has enjoyed a fragile peace. Yet those stabilizing documents, solutions that could put an end to the war, " - said Kuchma. The Commissioner of Kiev said that currently Ukraine is experiencing the most difficult time for the entire period of its formation. He added that the military operation in the East of Ukraine led to the destruction of the social sphere in the Donbass, stop the factories, the enormous economic and human losses. Kuchma tried to convince Not to overestimate the role of the contact group, saying that she is the instrument channel four. He expressed the hope that the sub-working groups of the contact group will be able to find consensus In obgovarivaya contentious issues, But noted the complexity of this process, As each of the conflicting parties their desires. However, I noticed Kuchma, " We are moving towards a goal, whose name is peace."

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