OSCE to respect UNSC decisions concerning peacekeepers in Ukraine

11:02, 20.11.2017 1 min read

The OSCE welcomes all efforts to stabilize eastern Ukraine, OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger told Interfax in an interview.

Interfax asked him to comment on Ukraine's proposal that UN peacekeepers be deployed on the eastern borders, including the stretches uncontrolled by Kyiv.

"All efforts that contribute to stabilizing the tense security situation in eastern Ukraine as well as creating a more conducive environment for implementation of the Minsk agreements are welcome and worth a careful assessment," Greminger said.

"There is no agreed mandate for a UN mission and it is not for the OSCE to speculate on modalities of any such mission," he added.

"We remain ready to engage should a decision be reached by the UN Security Council," he said.

The full interview will be posted on www.interfax.com.