Angelina Timofeeva. The Minsk agreement remain the Foundation of a peaceful settlement in Ukraine, negotiators support the Minsk-2, and not put it into question, said German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

"We are gathered together to hold Minsk-2, and not to jeopardize this," said Merkel at a press conference in the German capital on the results of talks with the presidents of France and Ukraine on the first day of the week.

"The Minsk agreement remain the Foundation of a peaceful settlement in Ukraine," she added.

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