Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini at a meeting in New York on September 22 stressed the importance of the implementation of the Minsk agreements and the full range of measures - the cease-fire, the withdrawal of weapons and the OSCE monitoring.

"The parties have discussed the progress of the implementation of the Minsk agreements, Ukraine's progress in holding internal reforms and the issue of introducing a visa-free regime for Ukraine by the EU.

Klimkin noted the crucial importance of improving the security situation in Donbas for the further progress in implementing the full range of measures, including through the introduction of effective cease-fire, withdrawal of weapons, as well as the full control by the OSCE of the whole of the territory of individual areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions and the Ukrainian-Russian border," the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry's press service reported.

For her part, Mogherini confirmed the European Union's strong support for the implementation of the Minsk agreements and the "Normandy format" activities for the restoration of the territorial integrity and peace in Ukraine. In addition, she reaffirmed the policy of non-recognition of the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol by Russian.