Kuchma announced the meeting of the subgroup on safety in Minsk

Subgroup on safety in the framework of the Minsk consultations on settling the situation in southeastern Ukraine will meet in Belarus on may 19, said the former President of Ukraine, the Commissioner of the countries in the contact group Leonid Kuchma.
"in working groups decisions were taken by consensus, working sub-groups want almost every week to meet in Belarus. Some said a week Later, the other on the 19th. May 19 will meet the Sub-group on security, "Kuchma said after the meeting of the contact group in Minsk, RIA" Novosti ".
"Very important for us - the ceasefire, withdrawal of weapons, verification from the OSCE," he added. According to Kuchma, the question of the introduction of peacekeepers in Ukraine at the talks did not discuss, though he be on the agenda ". Kuchma said that " the only way out is to appeal to the UN or the European Union on this issue ". Kuchma Also said that the Sub-working group will discuss the issues of withdrawal from the contact line of guns with a caliber smaller than 100 mm. According to his statement, " the documents properly prepared ", now they are required to be considered by the working group and the contact group, and then must be signed. First Wednesday in Minsk ended in the meeting of the contact group on the settlement of the Ukrainian fall. According to the OSCE representative, Heidi Tagliavini, the sub-working groups was held in Minsk in a constructive way, laid the Foundation For negotiations on the settlement of the Ukrainian fall. On the last working day of the week in Donetsk and Lugansk national Republic has approved the appointment of commissioners of the OSCE coordinators of the subgroups of the contact group in the 1st month of their work. On 30 April, Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, head of the French Republic Francois Hollande and the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko agreed that the working sub-group on the conflict in Ukraine will hold its first meeting approximately a week Later. Also were determined the temporal characteristics of their operation, which after 3 months will be subjected to analysis in the consultation process of the Directors of the countries of the " Normandy format ".


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