The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a telephone conversation, stressed the importance of coordinating efforts to accommodate peacekeeping contingent in the Donbass, notified on the official Internet representation of the head of the Ukrainian nation.

"the head of Ukraine drew attention to the importance of coordinating efforts to accommodate peacekeeping contingent in Ukraine and noted that Ukraine is interested in this contingent was formed as a mission of the European Union ", - said in the report.

in addition, Poroshenko and Merkel discussed the economic situation in Ukraine and the possibility of additional measures for its stabilization." Angela Merkel pledged further support Ukraine in providing new expanded programme from the IMF. The sides agreed to maintain a meaningful dialogue at the level of the governments of the two countries, for example between the ministries of Finance, " notes on the Internet office of the President.

The Ukrainian authorities began in April last year in the Donbass military operation against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat in the region. According to the summary data of the United Nations, victims of the conflict began almost 5, 7 thousands of civilians. The resolution of the Ukrainian fall under negotiation in different formats, for example, during meetings of the contact group in Minsk with the mediation of the Russian Federation and the OSCE.


dialogues " channel four ", held on 12 February, took place against a background of a sharp aggravation of the situation in the Donbass, instigated by the Ukrainian law enforcers who, having increased strength, began to storm the position of the militia. According to the results of the meeting of the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany adopted a package of measures involving, for example, a cease-fire in the Donbass with fifteen February, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and the development of a security zone.

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