German foreign minister calls on Ukrainian politicians to consolidate

11:28, 23.02.2016 1 min read

The Ukrainian authorities should consolidate to alleviate the Western countries' concerns regarding the continuation of reforms in the country, says German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

"The elected government members and the elected president should communicate in such a way so that reforms in Ukraine could continue," Steinmeier said at a joint press conference with the Ukrainian and French foreign ministers in Kyiv on Tuesday.

Steinmeier also said he expected that the Ukrainian parliament has a similar view on the situation. "I see that the government has proposed several reformist bills over the past months, and the parliament should pass them," he said.

The political situation in Ukraine is "a message of concern" for Western countries, and Ukraine should alleviate this feeling, he said.