Monday, January 11, 2016

Ukraine demands clear deadlines for the Minsk agreements in 2016

President Petro Poroshenko stated that Ukraine demands setting clear deadlines for the Minsk agreements in 2016 as Russia disrupted the fulfillment of its obligations.

“All items of the Minsk agreements must be fulfilled. As Russia disrupted the fulfillment of its obligations, we demand setting clear deadline for the Minsk agreements in 2016,” the President emphasized in the course of his trip to Ternopil region. The negotiations in the Normandy format would be focused on that issue, as stated by Petro Poroshenko.

Once again, the President emphasized that there is no alternative to the Minsk process. “These are clear obligations that provide for the political settlement of the conflict, restoration of control over the uncontrolled area of the Ukrainian-Russian border, withdrawal of all occupation troops and illegal armed groups from the territory of Ukraine and restoration of Ukrainian sovereignty over the occupied territories of Ukraine,” the Head of State reminded.


The President also added that a reliable partner and ally of Ukraine – Germany assumed the OSCE chairmanship on January 1. In this context, Ukraine expects to expand the mandate and the number of the OSCE observers.

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