The OSCE wishes to open an additional observation posts in the Donbass

Special monitoring mission of the OSCE wishes to open an additional eight or nine observation points in the Donbass, said on Wednesday the Commissioner of the Federal government on the problems of German presidency in the OSCE in 2016 Gernot Erler.

at a press conference in Kyiv, the Commissioner of the German government stated that the Special monitoring mission of the OSCE is rather unpopular within certain areas of the Donbas and had to be prepared for the fact that there have the opportunity to hold special events of discontent.

"in conjunction with these demonstrations and expressions of discontent there we see Also the reverse side of the increasing expectations from the mission. That is all think and expect it to work for 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. As you know, are expected from the organization eight or nine additional observation posts ", - writes the Ukrainian news Agency UNIAN.

in this regard, he said that the OSCE is considering the extension of their functions, and accessories. For example, the story is about additional unmanned aerial vehicles, night vision devices.

Erler also said it is obliged to increase the number of observers mission. According to his statement, he met with the Deputy head of the OSCE SMM Alexander Hug, said that it is expected to increase the number of observers up to 650 people, of which 570 will be specifically located in the East of Ukraine.

The Ukrainian authorities in April of last year began military action against the self-proclaimed LNR and DND. According to the final data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began more than 8 thousand people. The settlement of the situation in the Donbas region is discussed, as well as among them, during meetings in Minsk the contact group, which since September of last year had already taken 3 of the document, regulating the steps to de-escalate the conflict.


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