The Commissioner of Kiev in the contact group on settling the situation in Donbass, former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma arrived in Minsk for talks, said Last news the press-Secretary Darya olifer.

"Leonid Kuchma arrived in Minsk airport," said olifer.

The next round of negotiations of the contact group on the peaceful settlement in the Donbas and its sub-working groups will be held on Tuesday in the Belarusian capital. Over the past period of time of regular meetings of the contact group yield tangible results. The parties could come to a consensus about the withdrawal from the separation line of the parties at the Donbass weapons up to a caliber of 100 millimeters and tanks.

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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