MFA: OSCE received copies of graphs withdrawal of armed militias and Kiev – Russian newspaper

MFA: OSCE received copies of graphs withdrawal of armed militias and Kiev – Russian newspaper

The latest report of the Special OSCE monitoring mission in Ukraine confirmed the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the militias line of contact. The Russian Foreign Ministry has received with satisfaction the provisions set out in this document, as described in the commentary of the Information Department Foreign Ministry.

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“In the Russian Foreign Ministry welcomed the latest report of the Special OSCE monitoring mission in Ukraine (SMM), which contains the facts militias withdrawal of heavy weapons from the line of contact in the east and south. In this report also confirmed receipt of the CMM copies of graphs withdrawal of armed militias and the Ukrainian side “, – noted in comments MFA of Russia.

At Smolensk Square also welcomed the information that a special monitoring mission failed to reach an agreement with the militia of the OSCE observers convoys escorted by heavily armed seven seats removal.

However, the Russian Foreign Ministry expressed concern about the behavior of the Ukrainian side, which avoids withdrawal of heavy weapons and puts forward preconditions. Just the Foreign Ministry expressed concern about the requirements of the monitoring mission to provide the parties to the conflict complete data on the locations of weapons, routes and time of their removal and storage areas. “Neither one nor the other in the Minsk Agreement of February 12 is not provided. There is clearly indicated how far should be assigned to one or other heavy machinery. This confirms that in these areas do not have such equipment, and must deal with CMM OSCE and not to make hasty statements “, – noted in the Foreign Ministry.

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Earlier on Thursday Russia’s permanent representative to the OSCE Andrey Kelin expressed concern at the refusal of Kiev until the withdrawal of armed truce “without firing a shot.” “The concern is that despite the unilateral move militia Ukrainian security forces continue to occupy a waiting position, – he said. – They announced that until within 48 hours of a single shot, they will not make the withdrawal of its troops.”

At the same time Kelin noted that the actual removal of arms Kiev will be a “major element of stability”.

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