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12 of March, 17:31

The Council extended the mandate of the OSCE observation mission on the border of Russia
The OSCE permanent Council adopted on Thursday a report on the extension of 3 months of the mission's mandate observations at the Russian border "Donetsk" and " Gukovo ", told reporters the Russian Ambassador to the OSCE Andrey Kelin.

"the resolution was approved. We reaffirm our gesture of goodwill, " said the Ambassador.

He added that in the process of discussing solutions were heard calling from the delegation of Ukraine, USA and EU countries to do more mission on the other border." We don't do that. Our side of the border securely guarded by Russian border guards, what about the other side of the border, the full responsibility Ukraine itself, " said Kelin.

The current mandate of the OSCE mission on the Russian border expires on March 23. In parallel to the OSCE Permanent Council discussed the question of the extension of the mandate of the Special monitoring of the OSCE mission in Ukraine.

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