Olga Denisova. The UN acknowledges receipt of the informal request from Ukraine to send peacekeepers to the East of the country, said the official, authorized the UN Secretary General Stefan Dujarric.

"Twenty 3 February, the Secretary-General was aimed letter," said Dujarric on the last working day of the week, answering the question Last news .

authorized the Secretary-General noted that " for the deployment of the UN peacekeeping operation required resolution, the proper decision of the UN security Council ".

"as long as no such decision, We will continue efforts to support both parties in the execution of their package Minsk Protocol ", - noticed Dujarric.

"We also support all available paths, the presence of OSCE observers," said the press Secretary of the head of the United Nations.

on the last working day of the week the media said that Kyiv has appealed to the United Nations a formal request for the deployment of peacekeepers in the Donbass. Later the Commissioner of the foreign Ministry of Ukraine Yevhen perebyinis explained that prior to the introduction of peacekeepers to the East of the country was aimed at the UN and the EU in February. According to him, the final appeal will be made after the relevant decision of the Ukrainian Parliament.

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