The participants in Paris were able to agree on withdrawal of heavy weapons in Eastern Ukraine, said German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

"We were able to agree on withdrawal of heavy weapons," said Merkel after the meeting of heads of States "channel four" in Paris.

"There is a chance for progress. We are moving towards to each other ", - said Merkel.

The meeting of the presidents of the Russian Federation, France, Ukraine and German Chancellor Vladimir Putin, Francois Hollande, Petro Poroshenko and Angela Merkel took place on the last working day of the week in the Elysee Palace, in a narrow format, the leaders talked approximately within one hour, after which the dialogue was continued in an expanded format.

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