OSCE Secretary General tried to convince urgently release of observers from the organization in Ukraine

OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier called the detention of observers in the East of Ukraine is invalid and tried to convince them to urgently release.
" Unfortunately, there were some incidents, we have lost contact With a few of our observers, who are currently held in Eastern Ukraine. My priority is their return, " said the OSCE Secretary General at the meeting With the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, RIA " Novosti." One of them is a citizen of Russia, by the way, " - said because of this, the Russian Minister." This is unacceptable and we have to insist on their unconditional release, " drew attention With his own hand Zannier. Remember, on may 26, the OSCE has lost touch With his own band, detained by armed men To the East of Donetsk. From may 29, lost communication With the opposite group of observers, detained by armed men To the North of Lugansk. In the last days in the organization was discussing the fact whether observers From the East of Ukraine because of the danger to their security. On the first day weekend co-chair of the public movement " the people's front of Donbass " Vladimir Rogov noted that observers tied and check. However, on Sunday the people's Slavyansk Mayor Vyacheslav Ponomarev said that he did not know where they are. Although it was stated that they are in the hands of the forces under his control. According to him, " when they found suspicious equipment that can be used for spying ". However, on 3 June, the OSCE Secretary General said that the missing in Ukraine observers alive and well.


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