De Villepin: to permit the fall on Ukraine needs new format
Minsk contact group had achieved a good result, agreeing characteristics of the truce in the East of Ukraine, however, to permit the fall of the desired new format, With participation of USA and other EU partners, said the former Prime Minister of France, former Minister of foreign Affairs Dominique de Villepin.
" I am sure that the Minsk group has done a good job, agreeing in September ceasefire (in Eastern Ukraine) and at the present time, the situation on the ground much better than Previously. Ukraine is preparing for elections. But this is not enough to hope for the resolution of problems, " said de Villepin in an interview Last news on the sidelines of the discussion club " Valdai ".
He believes that in the settlement process of falling in Ukraine need to start a new phase." A more constructive and decisive phase, where will work the contact group With the participation of the USA, EU - Germany-great Britain-Poland, and, of course, With the participation of Russia and Ukraine ", - noticed de Villepin. According to him, " these countries have to establish a dialogue to address 3 key issues of Ukraine ".
" 1st - constitutional: how to grant greater autonomy to the regions. The second question - the border security for the Russian Federation, and Ukraine. The third is, of course, disastrous economic and financial situation in Ukraine, which need to be addressed. It is in the interests of both Russia and Ukraine, and world brotherhood, " said He.
earlier in the capital of Russia stated that it is not considered to be unprofitable to change this " appropriate " format of the contact group in Ukraine by attracting authorized the United States. According to the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, ought not to blur the existing processes, not to be distracted by artificial formats and perform Minsk consensus on the settlement of the situation in Ukraine.
Kyiv authorities began in April in the East of Ukraine military operation against dissatisfied with the February coup d'etat residents. According to the UN fifteen October, the victims of the conflict were More than 3, 7 thousands of civilians, More than 9 thousand were injured body. With the mediation of the OSCE and Russia agreed a truce with the 5 September. In General, it is observed, however, the parties accuse each loved one in its violation. So, for example, occur periodically shooting at Donetsk airport. In DND claim that the military are from this place shelling of residential areas and militias should open return fire.
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