Natalia Dobrovolskaya. The EU considers a positive step forward, the agreement about the withdrawal of heavy weapons, Reached at the meeting of the trilateral contact group, reported in circulation, the official envoy of the head of EU diplomacy Federica Mogherini. On Tuesday in Minsk agreement was initialed the withdrawal of certain weapons a caliber of 100 millimeters and tanks from the frontline in Donbass. "The agreement reached yesterday During the working group on the security of the trilateral contact group about the withdrawal of tanks, artillery (by caliber - ed.) to 110 millimeters and mortar weapons (caliber - ed.) to 120 mm in the East of Ukraine is a positive step forward," said Commissioner of the head of European diplomacy. As noted, the removal of the weapons " will strengthen the Treaty on the stop fire, which in General is observed from 1 September 2015, and will assist the full implementation of the Minsk agreements ". "at the beginning of the summit in Normandy format on October 2 in Paris, one must advance in the implementation of other provisions of the Minsk agreements, as well as among them, concerning local elections," - said in a press release. The Ukrainian authorities in April of last year began military action against the self-proclaimed LNR and DND. According to the final data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began more than 8 thousand people. The settlement of the situation in the Donbas region is discussed, as well as among them, during meetings in Minsk the contact group, which since September of last year had already taken 3 of the document, regulating the steps to de-escalate the conflict.