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President: Sending peacekeepers to Ukraine will be discussed in Normandy format
06.04.2015 09:28 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
Foreign Ministers of the countries-participants of the Normandy format will consider the opportunity of sending peacekeepers to Ukraine, President Petro Poroshenko Press Office reports quoting the President Petro Poroshenko as saying within the interview to the Ukrainian «5 channel».
As to the report, the President told that at first, the reaction of the international partners to the initiative of deploying peacekeepers had been negative, because it wasnt provided for in the Minsk agreements. However, due to the hard work of diplomats, this issue was raised for discussion. Thus, in particular, the Ukrainian Minister for Foreign Affairs held consultations with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
«Peacekeepers should be deployed in the buffer area of the collision line and the border, while the OSCE should verify the compliance with the Minsk agreements all over the occupied territory,» Poroshenko emphasized.
The Ukrainian President remains confident that cooperation with the OSCE, the increase of the missions number and enhancement of its mandate and technical equipment will guarantee constant ceasefire, reliable withdrawal of troops and liberation of all hostages.
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