German foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier considers possible in 2015 to achieve progress in resolving the fall formed in Ukraine.

" next year (2015), we May be a new opportunity for (attaining) progress in resolving the fall in Ukraine, " said Steinmeier in an interview to the newspaper.

In addition, the head of the German foreign Ministry said that currently " the next steps necessary for the implementation of the Minsk agreements ", which must contain the development of the demarcation line, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and access to the Donbass international humanitarian assistance.

yesterday the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Germany and France Lavrov S. C., Pavlo Klimkin, Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Laurent Fabius during a telephone conversation on the last working day of the week stressed the need for the early convening of the Contact group on the settlement of the situation in the Donbass. It was stated that the parties continued to discuss ways of helping the process of peaceful settlement of the situation in the South-East of Ukraine, as well as among them within the framework of implementation of the Minsk agreements. In addition, the head of the foreign Ministry discussed and a schedule of further consultations in the " channel format " on different levels.

Kyiv authorities began in April in the East of Ukraine military operation against dissatisfied with the February coup d'etat in the region. According to the summary data of the United Nations, victims of the conflict were more than 4, 7 thousands of civilians, more than 10 thousand were injured. Brokered by Russia and the OSCE agreed in Minsk truce from 5 September.

On the morning of December 9, in the Donbass began a consistent militias and security forces through the mediation of the OSCE another truce. In Minsk on December 24, passed soveshenee of the Contact group on the settlement of the situation in Ukraine. Date of the next meeting as long as unknown.

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