The head of the OSCE parliamentary Assembly Ilkka Kanerva questioned the continuation of the OSCE at the Russian checkpoint " Donetsk " and " Gukovo " in the Rostov region in the current format.

" In order to achieve consensus For the deployment of this mission, the mandate included unacceptable limits. Let's be honest: the mission is limited, and sees only what is officially passes through the Russian-Ukrainian border. If its mandate will not be changed, it is unknown whether it makes sense to continue, " said Kanerva on Thursday, speaking at the meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council.

Ukraine and Authorized part of the Western delegations require you to make a wide mandate to other border points, as well as the right to move between them. Russia informs that agree on the continuation of the mission in its current format, however, considers the idea of its expansion impractical.

during the three months 19 observers around the clock monitoring of the situation on the Russian-Ukrainian border at the checkpoint " Donetsk " and " Gukovo ". The decision of the Permanent Council of the OSCE mandate extended until November 23.

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