Yatseniuk: the best format for de-escalation in Ukraine - " Geneva "

Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk said that the Geneva format is the most viable option negotiation for settlement of the situation in Ukraine, and Kiev is not willing to have a dialogue with DND and LNR.

previously the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S. Lavrov Century said that the Geneva talks on the crisis in Ukraine was useful when there was direct contact between Kiev and representatives of Donbass, but at present this " milestone ". According to the Russian Minister, attempts to question the Minsk agreements do those who are trying to exclude from the negotiation process Donetsk and Lugansk national Republic, for example, at this point presentations, for example, Yatseniuk about what we need to return these dialogues in the Geneva format.

" In response to the standard statements of the Russian side, I would like to say again, and this is the General position of the head of the Ukrainian country and the Ukrainian government is the best format and most effective To provide the possibility of negotiations is the Geneva format, " said Yatsenyuk, opening the meeting of the Cabinet.

Yatseniuk also said that he considers the proposal to hold direct conversations attempt to move away from this format. According to the Prime Minister, Kyiv will not conduct direct negotiations." If you want world - follow the Minsk agreement. To achieve this, the world needs the format that is acceptable To all over the world and in the 1st and foremost For Ukraine ", - he added.

Kyiv authorities began in April in the East of Ukraine military operation against dissatisfied with the February coup d'etat in the region. According to the UN mid-November, the victims of the conflict began more than 4 thousand civilians, more than 9, 7 thousand were injured.


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