The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko met with the foreign Minister of Luxembourg Jean Asselborn said that the most important task At the moment is to achieve a sustainable ceasefire in the Donbass.

during the meeting of the contact group on settling the situation in Donbas, which was held on August 26 in Minsk, the Parties agreed on the introduction of new ceasefire on September 1.

"The sides discussed the situation in Donbas, the fulfillment of the Minsk agreements and the results of recent conversations on the phone within the" Normandy format ", held yesterday (Wednesday). Petro Poroshenko drew attention that the most important task At the moment is securing full and lasting ceasefire ", - informs the press service of the President of Ukraine on Thursday evening.

Poroshenko has noticed that Ukraine has particular hopes for Luxembourg, the presiding judge in the 2nd half of the Council of the European Union, in strengthening the support and solidarity of the EU with Ukraine.

for its Part, Asselborn highly assessed the " strict implementation by Ukraine of the Minsk agreements ".

Poroshenko asked the Minister of Luxembourg to give the Prime Minister of that state, Xavier Bettel, the invitation to visit Ukraine for a visit.

The Ukrainian authorities in April last year began military action against the self-proclaimed LNR and DND. According to the summary data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began almost 7, 9 thousand people. The settlement of the situation in the Donbass is discussed, as well as among them, during meetings in Minsk contact group, which since September of last year already took 3 of the document governing the steps to de-escalate the conflict.

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