The Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia S. V. Lavrov positively assessed the past in Berlin dialogues of foreign Ministers in the " Normandy format ", saying that the two sides stressed the need to establish a direct dialogue between Donetsk and Luhansk. According to the head of the foreign Ministry, the Ministers are satisfied with the preservation of the ceasefire regime in the Donbas." Isolated cases of violations of this regime, But in General we have a fairly positive assessment of what is happening, "Lavrov said, RIA" Novosti ". Also, According to Lavrov, the differences on the issue of local elections in Donbas must be overcome." We are interested in those differences that were manifested in the process of working sub-group on political issues that concerned the modalities of local elections within the Donetsk and Lugansk republics have been overcome, the Minister said, reports news Agency.- They can be overcome ". For its part, Minister of foreign Affairs of Germany Frank-Walt Steinmeier said that the situation in the Ukrainian settlement has not become easier." But I Wish to inform you With some relief, that the dialogues were not much more confrontational than last time ", he said. According to Steinmeier, for small problems the participants of the talks in the "Normandy format" greatly advanced." for example, We have achieved unity in the whole range of security issues that We discussed, " - said the Minister. Steinmeier said that all Ministers told " today it is necessary to strengthen and develop this ceasefire. This crucial question of the diversion of arms ". Remember, the meeting began about 19. 00 local time (20. 00 GMT) and lasted more than three hours. On the agenda were, most importantly, the political aspects of the Minsk agreements. On the last working day of the week the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that the last conversation in the Normandy format intensified his sense of cautious confidence. Since mid-April last year, the Kyiv authorities are in the East of Ukraine "special operation" to suppress the protest movement in the Donbass. Refers to a large number of dead and wounded among the civilian population and the destruction of houses and infrastructure. According to the UN at the end of August, the victims of the conflict in Eastern Ukraine began about 7, 9 thousand People, at least 17, 6 thousand Received damage to health.