A meeting of leaders "channel format" on Ukraine will meet in Berlin on 19 October at the invitation of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, said the Russian Ambassador to France Alexander Orlov, the radio station Europe1.
"Yes, it is. Mrs Merkel has invited the 3 leaders of the "Normandy format" to meet up for dinner, It will be held the evening of October 19 in Berlin "? quotes his words RIA " Novosti ".



first Minister of foreign Affairs of France Jean-Marc Ayrault said a Meeting of leaders "Norman Quartet" ? France, Germany, Russia, Ukraine ? for the settlement of the Ukrainian fall may take place on October 19. On October 19, the scheduled visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Paris. At the end of September, Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed on the schedule of contacts in the " Normandy format ". Putin said that "no solution to the question of Donbass, except" Normandy format ", no, Moscow would support it ", but the dialogue for the sake of talks useless. He was also called "pointless" meetings in this format after arranged by the Ukrainians attempts to commit terrorist acts in the Crimea. The leadership of the Russian Federation told that before you finally Decide on holding the meeting in the Normandy format, it is necessary to do considerable work.

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