Meeting "Norman Quartet" at the Donbass can pass this year, said the presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov.

"I can't tell the real time, because after all, as long as it's discussed, but Clearly, In the current year ", - he said in the program " Moscow. The Kremlin. Putin "on the channel" Russia 1 ".

first of Ushakov said that the report on the summit will be attended as soon as the preconditions for its success. The presidential aide added that the prohibitions of this no.

later, the Elysee Palace announced that the Meeting of heads of the countries "Norman format" will take place on 9 December in Paris. The German government has informed that Merkel will take part in the negotiations. The date of the summit was confirmed in the office of the President of Ukraine.

The "Normandy format" talks emerged in June, 2014. Then, during the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the landing of allied troops in Normandy, the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany for the first time discussed the settlement of the conflict in the Donbass. Since then, has held several telephone conversations and meetings at the highest level, as well as contacts of Ministers of foreign Affairs.



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