The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko during a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the situation in the Donbass and agreed with the necessity of the tripartite meeting of the contact group, is notified to the Internet representation of the Ukrainian leader on the last working day of the week.

"Petro Poroshenko and Angela Merkel agreed on the necessity of the tripartite meeting of the contact group," said the report.

in addition, the interviewees were in favour of de-escalation provisions in the Donbass and the immediate cessation of fire from the militia. In this context, it was stressed the importance of Special monitoring mission (SMM) of the OSCE.

Poroshenko and Merkel also urged all parties to make efforts to prevent the exacerbation of the conflict.

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