Elections of local authorities in Ukraine are required to complete during the Ukrainian law and will be key in resolving the fall in the country, said foreign Minister presiding in the EU of Luxembourg Jean Asselborn.

"The upcoming regional Elections will be key, the most (execution) of the obligation to hold them throughout the country, that is, equally in the Donbass, according to Ukrainian legislation. All are obliged to fulfill the obligations listed in the Minsk agreement, " - said Asselborn, speaking Thursday at the UN General Assembly.

according to his statement, due to the valuable efforts and mediation, the participation of Germany and France, the entire European Union, due to the close cooperation between regional and international organizations, in the 1st turn, the OSCE, the permanent monitoring of the situation of the UN " in recent months, managed to establish the guidelines for the settlement of the fall in Ukraine ".

"It was possible to note the commendable efforts with regard to decentralization and regional autonomy ", - noted the head of the Luxembourg foreign Ministry.

The Ukrainian Government has appointed Elections to local authorities on 25 October. The Authorities of the self-proclaimed LNR appointed local Elections on November 1, but in DND they are required to pass on 18 October.

The authorities of Donetsk and Lugansk national republics many times stated About the conduct of its local elections regardless of the wishes of the authorities of Ukraine and said that Kyiv is in the hands of individual adopted the law " On local elections ", not agreeing with Lugansk and Donetsk, which does not comply with the Minsk agreements. A complex of measures on implementation of Minsk agreements of February 12, obliges the Ukrainian Authorities to engage in direct dialogue with the authorized DND and LNR, for example, on the issue of holding local elections.

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