The Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine (TCG) has confirmed the readiness of conflicting parties for an exchange of captives, the OSCE special envoy to the group, Martin Sajdik, said at a briefing on Wednesday.

The TCG, with the participation of representatives of the conflicting sides from the Donbas regions, has confirmed the parties' readiness to carry out the exchange of detained persons on the basis of previously approved lists and promptly agree on the procedure and the date of the exchange; the sides would like to accomplish the exchange before the New Year and Christmas holidays, Sajdik said, citing a TCG statement.