4:00 tripartite negotiations lasted a contact group in Minsk. We already know that the results of the meeting reached a consensus and agreed to work on. The meeting in the Belarusian “President Hotel” was held behind closed doors. Participated in it Leonid Kuchma – from Ukraine, Heidi Tagliavini – OSCE, Azamat Khametov-Kulm – from the Russian side, representatives of the so-called DNI and LC.
For the first time representatives of subgroups. From Ukraine’s political direction oversees Vladimir Gorbulin, security – Yevhen Marchuk, economic issues – Igor Veremey, humanitarian aspects – Irina Gerashchenko and Viktor Medvedchuk.
Working subgroup will meet almost every week – said Leonid Kuchma. The first meeting on security issues – approximately in the middle of May. Today the question of the introduction of peacekeepers in the Donbass not discussed. In the near future a discussion of elections in the East.
“In each sub-working group solutions, it can be said today, were adopted by consensus. They agreed that opposition to anything good does not. It is necessary to seek a compromise,” – said the President of Ukraine ( 1994-2005) Leonid Kuchma.
“I think that this work went in a constructive spirit. And thus, we have laid the foundation for a possible settlement of all the issues at the table, not on the battlefield,” – said special envoy Heidi Tagliavini of the OSCE.
Today has done a serious step in the direction of a peaceful political solution to the crisis “, – said the representative of the Russian Federation in the contact group Azamat Kulmuhametov.
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