Official invitation to participate in the meeting in Minsk of the contact group on the settlement of the situation in Ukraine, the authorities of the self-proclaimed Luhansk national Republic until not received, however, willing to negotiate, said Last news on the phone Chapter LNR Igor Carpentry.

the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said first Wednesday in the capital of Poland that the tripartite meeting of the contact group on the settlement of the situation in the Donbass may be held in Minsk on Sunday, December 21.

" I'll tell you this, a Formal invitation We have received, But the question was in Ukraine was not ready to discuss issues relating to the lifting of the economic blockade and Amnesty. But focusing on the fact that He (Poroshenko - ed) said they changed their stance. We'll talk, " said Carpenter. Regarding other issues on the agenda of future meetings, Carpenter said that the point about the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops From the borders LNR discussed." We not only discussed, We are working on it ", - He noted.

The format of the meeting will be based on who is present Luhansk national Republic, said Carpenter." maybe Ya'll It be, depending On what will be the format. If the format of the chapters, you will come a leader, If not - then will come our Authorized ", - said the head LNR.

on the question whether the Lugansk additional rules for the meeting of the contact group, Carpenter said, " they exist and will be announced one-on-one, refusing to comment further.

before acting head of the OSCE foreign Minister and the head of Switzerland's Didier Burkhalter said, after a sharp decrease of hostilities on December 9 on the agenda is the question of the execution of the entire complex outstanding issues reflected in the Minsk agreements: the release of prisoners and illegally arrested persons, the withdrawal of armed groups and technology, the security of the Russian-Ukrainian border and the admission to it of the OSCE observers, inclusive political dialogue in Ukraine, alleviating the humanitarian situation in the East of the country, the economic recovery of the region. He tried to convince all parties to immediately re-start the contacts on these issues. However, He noted the positive role of the Ukrainian-Russian Joint center for control and coordination.

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