Ambassadors of Germany and France: Anti-corruption court should become the key element of anti-corruption system in Ukraine

Interfax-Ukraine interview with the German and French ambassadors to Ukraine, Ernst Reichel and Isabelle Dumont

IU: What results would the participants of the Normandy four want to achieve before the presidential elections in Ukraine?

Isabelle Dumont [ID]: What is extremely important in our view is that the ceasefire is respected. That the basic principles of the Minsk agreements are respected. That means the ceasefire, the withdrawal of heavy weapons. It has to start with that. We had achievements already, very important achievements. I want to emphasize the exchange of prisoners in December, that was one of the concrete results of the Normandy Four discussions. This has to be continued. But we know that the ceasefire is not respected. This is really the first thing that needs to be done,. We know from examples over the past years that it can be done. We had ceasefires in the past, so we know it is possible. It really needs to be achieved.

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