The foreign ministers of the Normandy format member-states (France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine) have spoken in favor of the soonest possible resumption of the economic subgroup's work within the Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.

"It was our common decision today that this economic group should immediately resume its work so as to address issues that are on its agenda," Lavrov told journalists in Minsk following a meeting between the Normandy format foreign ministers on Tuesday.

The ministers attached special significance to the matter at the meeting, he said.

The participants also agreed to continue working in the Normandy format at the level of military experts, lawyers, and diplomats, and also within the framework of the Trilateral Contact Group.

"Without this format, it's impossible to make any final decisions. Final agreements can be concluded only where all parties to the conflict are represented, namely the Kyiv government and representatives of Donetsk and Luhansk," Lavrov said in talking about the Trilateral Contact Group.