In the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic told that they are ready to begin demining of agricultural fields on the contact line Only in the presence of authorized OSCE and international Department of the red cross.

"We are in dialogue With the OSCE and the ICRC. Only through their mediation, when Authorized will be either on this side of the demarcation line, We are ready to clear the territory ", - said the head of the Ministry DND Alexei Kostrowicki at a press conference in Donetsk on Wednesday.

Participating in the press conference the head of the DND Alexander Zakharchenko said that the demining process have the opportunity be difficult because of possible lack of maps of minefields in the security forces.

"we have a very large number of mined fields. Also mined all that We and the enemy. We made maps of the minefields on our side, and it's not so hard. Can not be said about the Ukrainian side ", - he said.

Zakharchenko also said that the Military have the opportunity to open fire on agricultural machinery, which will work in the fields in direct proximity to the contact line. In his vision, it have the opportunity to mix With the technique of combat.

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.

From 1 September in the Donbass entered into force another truce, both parties and observers state that it is observed. At the end of September was signed the agreement about the withdrawal of weapons with a caliber of not more than 100 millimeters and tanks from the frontline.

The military operation against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat of residents of Donbas lasts more than a year. On February 12, negotiations were consensus about stop fire, the withdrawal of heavy weapons, the introduction to the Constitution of Ukraine for change about the decentralization of power and consolidation of special status " of Donetsk and Lugansk regions ".

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