Chizhov: Putin agreed with Hollande and Merkel Syrian crisis
The President of Russia Vladimir Putin at the meetings with the heads of France and Germany Francois Hollande and Angela Merkel before the talks in the "Normandy format" discussed the Syrian crisis, said Russia's envoy to the EU Vladimir Chizhov.
The President of Russia Vladimir Putin at the meetings With the heads of France and Germany Francois Hollande and Angela Merkel before the talks in the "Normandy format" discussed the Syrian crisis, said Russia's envoy to the EU Vladimir Chizhov.
"I have the opportunity to assure that the meeting of Putin and Hollande, to which later was joined by Merkel, discussed among other things the Syrian Arab Republic. I don't know the details, because could not get them so soon, "√ Chizhov said in an interview to television channel BBC, RIA " Novosti ".
on the last working day of the week dialogues leaders "channel four" (Russia, France, Germany and Ukraine) on the situation in Ukraine were started in Paris. Later, the leaders "channel four" continued dialogue to resolve the situation in Ukraine in a larger format. From the Russian side in advanced talks involved Minister for foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov, presidential aide Yuri Ushakov, head of the Kremlin on socio-economic cooperation With CIS States, Abkhazia and South Ossetia Oleg Govorun, as well as the special representative of Russia in the Contact group on settling the situation in Ukraine Azamat kulmuhametov. On the agenda of leaders "channel four" √ the issue of holding elections in the Donbass, the withdrawal of troops from the contact line, securing access of OSCE observers and more. The previous meeting of the "Normandy four" summit was held in Minsk on February 12, √ more precisely, it started yesterday, eleven of the number, however, ended only on a subsequent day. In total, the presidents discussed the Ukrainian issue 16 hours. The result of sleepless nights have become the consensus, known as the " Minsk-2 ". According to the agreement, immediate and comprehensive ceasefire has to begin From midnight fifteen February, the withdrawal of heavy weapons at a safe distance must begin no Later than the 2nd day after the ceasefire and end within 14 days. Before the end of the year in Ukraine should be carried out constitutional reform. Only the Minsk document has absorbed 12 points.