Employees of the foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation and Switzerland discussed the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine
Zam. the head of the Russian foreign Ministry Grigory Karasin agreed with the state Secretary of the Federal Department (Ministry) of foreign Affairs of Switzerland Yves Rosia the peaceful settlement of the situation in Ukraine, reported in a statement the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

Zam. the head of the Russian foreign Ministry Grigory Karasin agreed with the state Secretary of the Federal Department (Ministry) of foreign Affairs of Switzerland Yves Rosia the peaceful settlement of the situation in Ukraine, reported in a statement the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
in the process of negotiations, the parties stressed the importance of consistent implementation of complex of measures on execution of the Minsk agreements of February 12, 2015. A decision was also made emphasis on the need of establishing a real exchange of political views between Kiev and the South-East of Ukraine, the beginning of constitutional reform taking into account the interests of all regions of the country.
"The sides applauded the beginning of functioning of sub-working groups within the framework of the contact group on the settlement of the fall in Ukraine ", - stated in the message of the Russian Ministry of foreign Affairs.
In addition, the parties considered a number of practical aspects of interaction in the context of the mission of Switzerland to the Russian interests in Georgia and Georgian in Russia.
The settlement of the situation in the Donbass is discussed, as well as among them, during meetings in Minsk contact group, which since September of last year already took 3 of the document governing the steps to de-escalate the conflict. The last document is dated 12 February - in Addition to the ceasefire, withdrawal of heavy weapons and creating a security zone, obliges the authorities of Ukraine to engage in direct dialogue with the authorized DND and LNR, for example, on the issue of conduct in local elections, entering into the Constitution of Ukraine of change, involving the decentralization of power, as well as on the issue of legislative recognition of special status of separate districts of Donetsk and Lugansk regions ".
the results of the last meeting of the contact group 6 may present turned out to form four sub-working groups on specific aspects of de-escalation of the conflict.