Lavrov: Moscow to persuade Kiev to end the blockade of Donbas
Moscow agitating Kiev to fulfill the Minsk agreements and the lifting of the blockade of Donbass, said the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S. V. Lavrov at the meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov.
"We reaffirmed our appreciation for the balanced position of Azerbaijan on the issue of Ukraine, We have the General opinion that it is necessary to do everything to speed up efforts for a political settlement of the fall, on the basis of the Minsk agreement of 12 February, which suggests the establishment of a sustainable, direct dialogue Kiev from Donetsk and Luhansk. We are very concerned about the humanitarian situation in the Donbass, socio-economic degradation of the region in the actual result of the blockade declared by the Ukrainian authorities. Its withdrawal is also envisaged by the Minsk agreements and We agitates the Ukrainian leadership to fulfill them ", - said Lavrov.
The Ukrainian authorities began in April last year in the Donbass military operation against its inhabitants, dissatisfied with the coup. According to the summary data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began more than 6, 2 thousand people. Industrial and transportation infrastructure is destroyed. While Kiev has established economic and transport blockade of Donbass, causing the humanitarian situation in the area worsened even more.
One of the most important points signed in February of the Minsk agreements was the constitutional reform, and the enactment of a permanent law on the special status of separate districts of Donetsk and Lugansk regions. The agreement notes that decentralization should take place in coordination specifically, the commissioners of these districts, however, the Kiev Authorities are ignoring this provision, arguing about the fact that you are unwilling to have a dialogue with the authorized rebellious territories. Read the full text of the Minsk agreements "