The work of observers of the OSCE mission in the Rostov region on the Russian checkpoints " Gukovo " And " Donetsk " will begin on Wednesday, July 29, said the chief of mission Paul Picard.
" Our mandate is to observe the work of 2 checkpoints, specifically the " Gukovo " And " Donetsk ", And today we will start our discussion, " said Picard, RIA " Novosti ". According to him, the rest of the mission members are required to arrive in Rostov region in the near future And to join the work. Zam. the head of the Rostov region Vadim Artemov told the mission members about the situation in the Rostov region. For example, he said that during the hostilities in the Donbass region already 16 times fired from Ukraine, for treatment in the field are 208 wounded citizens of Ukraine." during the current year in the Russian Federation from Ukraine were more than 250 thousand people, of them in the Rostov region today has almost 41 thousand Residents of Ukraine, and among them more than 13 thousand children, " said Artemov, noting that Russian border guards many times organized transit corridors through the Rostov region for the delivery of the wounded And the victims of the Ukrainian soldiers home. First Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia S. Lavrov Century asked the U.S. Secretary of state John Kerry, to the state Department " has ceased to obstruct the work of the OSCE, which shall send their representatives to the Russian border. Lavrov drew attention that " Russia has invited OSCE observers to its checkpoints " Gukovo " And " Donetsk " on the border line with Ukraine And is awaiting their arrival to the area without delay ". However, according to him, with eleven July, upon invitation, it has been two weeks. And at that time were " useless discussions in the OSCE, when English, American employees of the foreign Ministry Together with the Ukrainian tried not to allow to accept this invitation from the Russian side ". The Minister noted, the Russian side hopes that the arrival of the mission of OSCE observers on the border with Ukraine will dispel fears about using PPC to transport weapons. Recall that on Thursday the OSCE permanent Council adopted a conclusion about creating And sending an observation mission on the Russian-Ukrainian border. Civil observers from the organization will be located at the crossing points of the " Donetsk " And " Gukovo " in the Rostov region. It is expected that the duration of the mission will be 3 months And can be extended by a new decision of the permanent Council. Watch the Russian-Ukrainian border have plans with the help of unmanned aerial vehicles.

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