German foreign Minister explained the proposal to send peacekeepers to Ukraine
German foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said That the European Union will see the offer of Kiev about sending the UN peacekeeping mission in the Donbass, if the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko officially ask about it, But the Minister noted That Ukraine is obliged to respect the truce.
at the same time the Minister spoke cautiously about the solution of Kiev to ask the UN to send a peacekeeping mission to Ukraine. According to Steinmeier, This mission involves a steady adherence to the ceasefire. At the moment the situation is " very fragile ", added the Head of German diplomacy, noting That the mission makes sense only if the parties to the conflict shall agree. Along with this, Steinmeier said That if Poroshenko will officially offer to send an international peacekeeping mission, " this proposal, of course, will be reverently careful consideration ". This idea, According to the head of the German foreign Ministry, was even at the meeting in the " channel format ", But was Not included in the final documents, reports Deutsche Welle." everything takes time. We need to test how it can be, " said the Minister, speaking about a possible peacekeeping mission in Ukraine. Need to reach agreement on the question of which countries could take part in it, He said. But first, According to Steinmeier, you should consider the possibility of improving the conditions of work of the OSCE, which Workers are obliged to keep under control the observance of the ceasefire. At the same time the desire of Kiev was summoned to Brussels evasive reaction. The Supreme Commissioner of the EU for foreign Affairs and Security policy Federica Mogherini didn't want to give explanations on such information. The Commissioner of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the EU Catherine ray said That the first priority is the implementation of the Minsk agreements. She also stated That the EU is ready to grant the OSCE mission in Ukraine more support. German Federal government Commissioner for intersocietal cooperation with Russia, the countries of Eastern partnership and Central Asia Gernot Erler, for its part, considers sending peacekeeping offices of the UN and the European Union to Ukraine is not feasible." This mission is complicated, because it also requires the consent of Russia ", - said the politician. However, He does Not count on the approval of this idea from the Kremlin. With regard to UN peacekeeping forces, Moscow could use its veto in the UN security Council, said Erler. He also said That before the peacekeeping mission will be prepared, as the weeks pass, and in the conflict area are already Authorized "recognized by both sides" of the OSCE." I don't think in the short term, a possible alternative regulatory functions of the OSCE, " the politician said. Skeptical about the possibility to send international peacekeepers also said the former head of the Ministry of defense of the Federal Republic of Germany, Christian Democrat Franz Josef Jung, Deputy Chairman of the faction of the social Democrats in the Bundestag Rolf Muzinich and the people's choice from the Left party Wolfgang Gerke. Deputy head of the faction of the ruling in Germany unit CDU/CSU Franz Josef Jung, for example, said That the world now needs No fresh ideas, and ensuring compliance with the Minsk agreements. Remember, on Wednesday, the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has made the initiative of the Council to discuss the introduction of peacekeepers to the country. The NSDC of Ukraine has decided to appeal to the UN and the EU in relation to deployment in Ukraine police mission.
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