Poroshenko, Biden note importance of deploying OSCE armed police mission on occupied territories

09:02, 14.05.2016 1 min read

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko during a telephone conversation with United States Vice President Joe Biden has stressed the importance of deploying the armed OSCE police mission on the occupied territories of Ukraine, the Ukrainian president's official website reported on Friday.

"The interlocutors discussed the situation in Donbas and the results of ministerial negotiations in the Normandy format. Petro Poroshenko emphasized the priority of creating security preconditions for the further political settlement of the situation in Donbas caused by Russian aggression. In this context, the parties noted the importance of deploying the OSCE armed police mission in the occupied territories," reads a report posted on the president's website.

Poroshenko and Biden also coordinated further consolidated international sanction pressure on Russia during the G7 Summit in Japan on May 26-27 aimed at achieving real de-escalation of the situation in Donbas.