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24 of August, 15:32

Merkel, Hollande and Poroshenko will discuss fresh steps in the " channel format "
Angelina Timofeeva. The leaders of Germany, France And Ukraine will discuss in Berlin further steps in the four-sided "channel format" on Ukrainian settlement, said said German foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on the first day of the week, opening at the Berlin conference of ambassadors.

Transcript of Minister posted on the Internet office of the Ministry of foreign Affairs. The conference " Crisis, order, organization ", with the participation of nearly 200 chapters of the German diplomatic missions, opened on the first day of the week performance Steinmeier And will last until August 27. In the 2nd part of the day in Berlin will host a meeting of leaders of Germany, France And Ukraine - official agenda included the situation in the Donbass And the implementation of the Minsk agreements.

"Today the head Poroshenko will be in Berlin. And we will be thinking about when we will take the following General efforts within the "Normandy format" (which also includes Russia), " said German foreign Minister.

According to the Minister, currently the parties are "far from a real solution" to the Ukrainian problem." However, precisely because too much is at stake - the question of war And peace And the security system in the European Union - our full commitment is so valuable, " added Steinmeier.

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