Ukraine ought to have strong links with the EU and with Russia, says Minister for foreign Affairs of Austria Sebastian Kurz.

"last year I turned to the topic of Russian-Ukrainian conflict as Possible, one of the most serious challenges to peace and security in the European Union. A year later we still do not observe a rather positive development. The conflict continues, the number of casualties increased and economic consequences are enormous, " said Kurtz, speaking at the UN General Assembly.

according to his statement, " there's only one solution - a peaceful resolution based on dialogue and negotiations ". The foreign Minister said that it is necessary to detect the output, which will provide Ukraine with " strong ties both with the European Union and with Russia."

"The OSCE monitoring mission and the trilateral contact group play a unique role in the peace settlement," he added.

The Ukrainian authorities in April of last year began military action against the self-proclaimed LNR and DND. According to the final data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began more than 8 thousand people. The settlement of the situation in the Donbas region is discussed, as well as among them, during meetings in Minsk the contact group, which since September of last year had already taken 3 of the document, regulating the steps to de-escalate the conflict.

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