Chapter special monitoring mission (SMM) OSCE ertu?rul Apakan tried to convince all parties to the conflict in Ukraine to provide safe and easy access for observers in the area of special operations, said in the letter.

"Chapter SMM tried to convince all parties to cooperate With the mission, and also to provide secure and free access so that observers could perform their duties," says the OSCE.

on Thursday, the OSCE permanent Council decided to extend the mandate of the CMM in Ukraine until March 31, 2016 and to increase the maximum possible number of observers to thousands of people. According to the organization, Apakan welcomed this step, thanking all 57 member countries of the organization's ongoing mission support.

"Now the mission can continue to play their important role in helping Ukraine to achieve peace and stability. Since that day, when he was created an hmm, we have come a long way and achieved a lot - often under difficult circumstances. The extension of our mandate means that we will continue to effectively respond to the situation on the ground, " said Apakan.


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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