Putin, Hollande and Merkel failed to come to a common opinion about the meeting in " Norman format "

Certainty in the meeting in the "channel format" After a telephone conversation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande appeared, said press Secretary of Russian leader Dmitry Peskov.
"We will continue the expert work," said Sands. On the question of whether the certainty of the meeting in the "Normandy format," the press Secretary replied in the negative, RIA " Novosti ".
the Commissioner of the German government Steffen Seibert Also the results of the conversation said that the countries of the "Normandy format" until ready to summit." The decision to conduct such a meeting was not accepted ", - reported in circulation Seibert on the results of phone conversations. Before Putin, Hollande and Merkel held a telephone conversation. They discussed the situation in Ukraine, for example, the prospects for further international assistance to resolve domestic conflict. Also, the leaders Also exchanged views on the Syrian issue. Before the Commissioner of the government of France said that Hollande on Wednesday will hold a telephone conversation with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and Angela Merkel to discuss the possibility of organizing in Berlin on 19 October of the summit " channel four ". The leadership of the Russian Federation revealed that the level of preparedness for the possibility of meeting in the "Normandy format" has not yet come. On Tuesday, the Russian Ambassador to France Alexander Orlov said that the meeting of leaders "channel format" on Ukraine will meet in Berlin on 19 October at the invitation of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. However, the same day a source in the administration of the French leader, Francois Hollande, told Reuters about the fact that Moscow had informed the administration of France on the postponement of the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Then, In the leadership of the Russian Federation said that Putin and the truth will not go to Paris with a visit on October 19. As said press Secretary of the head of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, Putin took the decision to cancel the visit to Paris because of the "dropped out of the program" events. The print edition GLANCE, a detailed analysis of the abolition of Vladimir Putin's visit to Paris for the opening of the Russian spiritual and cultural center.


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