16:22 15.01.2016

Ukrainian, German foreign ministers discuss fulfillment of Minsk agreements

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Ukrainian, German foreign ministers discuss fulfillment of Minsk agreements

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin has discussed the fulfillment of the Minsk agreements with OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry press service said on Friday.

The meeting took place on January 14, during a working visit of Klimkin to Austria, the report said. The Ukrainian side presented evidence "of the systematic flagrant violation of the Minsk agreements" by militants, including the use of heavy weapons which were compelled to be withdrawn to weapon storage sites. "It noted the need for full and unhindered access of the OSCE SMM to the entire territory uncontrolled by the Ukrainian government, including the territory along the Ukrainian-Russian state border," the report said.

The sides decided that the settlement of the Donbas conflict would be a major priority of the German chairmanship of the OSCE in 2016. "They declared the need for stepping up the OSCE assistance to the resolution of the conflict and for efficiently pooling efforts with other international organizations, which possessed relevant experience and resources," the ministry said.

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