The head of SMM OSCE waiting for the execution of the agreement on the withdrawal of equipment in the Donbas
The head of the special monitoring mission of OSCE in Ukraine Ertugrul Apakan looks forward to the commitment of the parties to the conflict to the peace process after the consensus about the withdrawal of weapons with a caliber of not more than 100 millimeters, according to a report released on Wednesday by the press service of the organization.
"I have a dream, because it is a step towards peace, normalization and stabilization in the interests of the people of Ukraine. I call on all parties to assure their full commitment to the peace process " - are words in the message Apakan.
the OSCE added that all 540 observers serving in the mission in Ukraine will oversee the implementation of the Treaty During the mandate.
yesterday the acting head of OSCE, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic welcomed the agreement on the withdrawal of tanks and artillery with a caliber not exceeding 100 millimetres, and mortars of a calibre of 120 millimetres in the East of Ukraine.
According to a document available to the Last news , the mission to observe the implementation of the Treaty on the withdrawal of weapons will have the ability to conduct unannounced inspections.
On Tuesday in Minsk agreement was initialed the withdrawal of certain weapons a caliber of 100 millimeters and tanks from the frontline in Donbass. The document was signed by OSCE envoy Martin Sajdik, Ambassador of the Russian Federation, Ambassador Azamat Kulmukhametov, ex-President of Ukraine, Kiev envoy Leonid Kuchma. On Wednesday, the Head of the self-proclaimed DND Alexander Zakharchenko said that he had signed the document.