Poroshenko: the abolition of the law on the status of Donbass not constitute a waiver of the Minsk agreements
The abolition of the law on the special status of certain regions of Donbass not constitute a waiver of the Minsk agreement, said Tuesday the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko at the meeting. " I Wish to emphasize that the Repeal does not mean our departure from Minsk agreements, on the contrary, we will be ready to adopt a new law in terms of when we will see a ceasefire, the withdrawal of troops from the line of contact... Recorded Minsk Protocol on 5 September, " said Poroshenko, RIA " Novosti ". According to him, Ukraine is ready to accept the new law only in case of cancellation of the election in DND and LNR. First Tuesday in Parliament was registered made by the leader of the Radical party of Oleh Liashko the draft law on the loss of force of the law on the special status of certain regions of Donbass. Yesterday it was announced that the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday will be available for consideration of the Council the abolition of the law on local self-government in the Donbass. This decision in Kiev explained by the reaction to the elections in the breakaway DND and LNR, which, according to the comments of the Ukrainian authorities, as if they would violate the Minsk consensus. Elections in Donetsk and Lugansk national republics were held on Sunday at high turnout and without serious incident. At the election of the head of the Donetsk national Republic defeated Alexander Zakharchenko, the elections in LNR - acting head of the Republic Igor Carpentry.