Ukrainian authorities persistently go from agreeing with Donetsk and Lugansk modalities of local elections, said Russia's permanent representative to the OSCE Alexander Lukashevich, speaking at the meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council.
"Kiev stubbornly refuses approval of Donetsk and Lugansk modalities of local elections. Colleagues state that elections must be conducted in Accordance with Ukrainian legislation. But the most important element of this law until now Not valid. The story is About the law " On temporary order of local government in certain districts of Donetsk and Lugansk regions ", due to which issues relating to local elections, must be discussed and agreed in Accordance with paragraph 12 of the " Complex actions ", - quotes the expression Lukashevich, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.
"from Donetsk and Luhansk real proposals were passed many times before, and among them at the last meeting of the Contact group. There is a readiness to accept international observers, Including ODIHR, the OSCE, " - said Lukashevich." What to achieve in Kiev when a substitute for negotiation and dialogue in the language of ultimatums, demanding to abandon the holding of elections under a " package of measures "? At this moment, the Ukrainian authorities are overturned the holding of elections in some districts of Donbas October 25. Does This mean that Kiev intends to coordinate with the head of the Prosecutor's conduct under the "package of measures" elections in any other terms?", he asked." Not enacted a law prohibiting the prosecution and punishment of persons in connection with events that took place in certain districts of Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine, under paragraph 5 of the " package of measures ", - summed up the Commissioner of Russia." amendments to the Constitution do Not take into account the peculiarities of individual regions of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, agreed with the commissioners of these districts, as required by " measures ". No agreement with them was Not carried out ", - said the diplomat." All This gives you the opportunity to accept the allegations as if conscientious execution of the Kiev's obligations under the Minsk agreements. This is as long as an imitation. Sure the Western countries that support the current government in Kiev to help them gain the necessary will and determination to eliminate obstacles to the effective implementation of "measures," said Lukashevich. Before Thursday, the head of the DND Alexander Zakharchenko said that with the assistance of the "Norman Quartet" Has a chance to come to mutually acceptable arrangements for the elections in Donetsk people's Republic to the Ukrainian laws. Before the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine said that the holding of local elections in Donetsk and Luhansk will lead to the disruption of the Minsk agreements.

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