MFA: Successor Tagliavini will arrive in the Russian capital at the end of the week
The successor of the OSCE representative in the Contact group Heidi Tagliavini will arrive in the Russian capital at the end of this week, said state Secretary, Deputy head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Grigory Karasin. "We are ready to accept new envoy of the OSCE Contact group. According to our information, he will arrive at the end of this week, and We will arrange all the necessary appointments. At the end of this - early next week we will hold these meetings ", - quotes the expression Karasin news Agency. On June 17, a source in the OSCE also reported that a possible Successor Tagliavini will soon visit Moscow. The permanent representative of Austria to the UN Martin Sajdik considered in the form of candidate for the post of OSCE representative on the settlement of the Ukraine in the near future will visit the capital of the leading countries of the OSCE, noted the source. The diplomat added that among these capitals will undoubtedly Moscow. First it was claimed that the special representative of the OSCE in Ukraine Heidi Tagliavini in the Contact group on Ukraine will replace senior Austrian Diplomat. Prior to this, Deputy head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Russia Grigory Karasin said that the Successor Heidi Tagliavini as special envoy of the OSCE Contact group on settling the situation in Ukraine was present at the meeting of political Directors and Deputy Ministers of foreign Affairs of the "channel four" in Paris. On 6 June, the special representative of the head of the OSCE Swiss Heidi Tagliavini has announced that it is leaving her position. Any other details not stated.