15:33 26.10.2016

Paris to make every effort to restore territorial integrity of Ukraine – French ambassador

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Paris to make every effort to restore territorial integrity of Ukraine – French ambassador

France will continue to take steps to restore the territorial integrity of Ukraine, French Ambassador to Ukraine Isabelle Dumont assured Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff Chief Viktor Muzhenko.

According to the Directorate of Public Relations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in the course of the scheduled meeting on Tuesday, the French side learned the current situation in the ATO zone (antiterrorist operation) and the practical implementation of the agreements on the disengagement of forces and equipment in certain areas on the sides of the contact line in Donbas.

In particular, the ambassador of France to Ukraine said that over the past day the violation of the "ceasefire regime" happened again in one of these areas on the part of the occupied territories.

In turn, Dumont stressed that "France has initiated negotiations in "Normandy format" and will make every effort to restore peace and territorial integrity of Ukraine."

Also, during the meeting the sides discussed issues of reforming the Armed Forces of Ukraine and some areas of bilateral military cooperation.

In conclusion of the meeting Muzhenko expressed gratitude to the French side for their support and said: "Prospects of Ukrainian-French military cooperation have significant potential for the growth. I am convinced that we need to work harder on the development of both existing mechanisms, as well as searching for new mutually beneficial cooperation formats."

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