FM: Moscow insists on holding the meeting of the contact group in Ukraine
Moscow insists on holding the meeting of the Contact group on the settlement of the fall in Ukraine depends on the Ministerial meeting in "Norman" format, said Deputy head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Grigory Karasin. "in the coming days should gather the contact group to Resolve with measures comprehensive implementation of the Minsk agreements, including development of the necessary conditions for successful peace negotiation modalities of delivery of humanitarian assistance and the continuing release of arrested persons," he said, reports RIA " Novosti ". According to Karasin, " as long as there remain unresolved issues that require additional work." We proceed from the understanding that the results of the work of the Contact group Ministers of foreign Affairs of the countries of the "channel" format have the opportunity to meet again to discuss the substantive issues Before the summit in Astana ", - said the Deputy head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. Before the last working day of the week it was announced that Commissioners proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk national republics (DND and LNR) Denis pusillin and Vladislav Danego leave Minsk without waiting for negotiations in the Contact group on the settlement of the situation in the South-East of Ukraine. Remember, scheduled for Friday in Minsk meeting of the Contact group on the issue of settlement of Ukrainian fall will not take place. Before this it was declared that the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Belarus to Friday morning and has not received a consolidated proposal for the Minsk meeting of the Contact group on the situation in Ukraine. On Thursday, the contact group on the situation in Ukraine held a preparatory meeting in Kiev. Authorized group indicated that scheduled for Friday meeting in Minsk remains under question. While the Commissioner of Donetsk national Republic in the negotiations Denis Putilin said: " We initiated Deinega (representative LNR) confirm the participation in the Minsk meeting and are on the way to Minsk ". Ex-President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma, representing the Ukrainian side at the talks, said that the meeting of the Contact group is only possible With the assistance of the heads proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk national republics (DND and LNR) Alexander Zakharchenko and Igor Carpentry. But Carpenter said that he saw no sense in its own part in the talks in Minsk on January 16, because until not waiting for them to concrete results