Minsk Contact Group reaches agreement on complete ceasefire in Donbas, starting from Easter

17:52, 29.04.2016 1 min read

The Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine has adopted a statement in Minsk on Friday, giving support to all participants in the Minsk process in their determination to secure a full observation of the ceasefire regime in Donbas as soon as the Easter and the May Holidays begin, OSCE Special Envoy Martin Sajdik told reporters.

"The Trilateral Contact Group and the representatives of certain areas in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine are welcoming the determination of all the participants in the Minsk process aiming to secure a full observation of the ceasefire regime with the start of the Easter and May Holidays, as effective from Saturday, April 30, 2016, at 12:00 midnight," the statement says.

The Contact Group participants have agreed that respective orders with regard to the full observation of the ceasefire will be communicated to all responsible persons in the fields. It has also been confirmed that appropriate steps will be taken in order to guarantee security for monitors of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission.