Section: BelTA (Belarus)
Putin to attend Minsk talks on Ukraine
“Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit Minsk on 11 February to partake in the “Normandy quartet” talks,” the press service of the Kremlin said. …read more Source:...
Francois Fillon: New agreements by “Normandy quartet” in Minsk are feasible
“The three major conditions for concluding new Minsk agreements are absolutely attainable. These are the ceasefire, withdrawal of heavy weapons, and the consent of official Kiev to give the autonomy to Russian-speaking regions,” he said. …read more Source:...
Berlin hopes for consensus between participants of Minsk talks on Ukraine
“We hope that Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany will reach a consensus on the political regulation of the situation in eastern Ukraine,” the diplomat said. …read more Source:...
French representative: Minsk talks should arrive at a compromise
France and Germany should do their best to persuade the Ukrainian authorities to agree on a compromise at Minsk talks, said former Defense Minister of France Gerard Longuet. …read more Source:...
German FM warns against attempts to sabotage Normandy format meeting
Foreign Minister of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier warned against the attempts to sabotage the meeting of the “Normandy quartet” in Minsk taking into account that the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine does not calm down. …read more Source:...
China hopes for success in Minsk talks on Ukraine
“China hails and supports an active international mediation by all the parties to reduce the tension in eastern Ukraine and find a political way to regulate it,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said on 11 February. …read more Source:...
Ban Ki-moon hopes for successful Minsk talks on Ukraine
Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon praised the intensive diplomatic efforts aimed at securing a solid and long-term ceasefire in the east of Ukraine and the implementation of the Minsk agreements, the UN spokesperson told a briefing in New York. …read more Source:...
Contact group on Ukraine to resume talks in Minsk 11 February
“The contact group will hold another meeting today. The time for the meeting will be announced later. The meeting will be held in the diplomatic service hall,” the Foreign Ministry of Belarus said. …read more Source:...
Minsk to host CIS Rail Transport Council meeting
Minsk will host delegations of the railway administrations of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine. Representatives of Georgia, Latvia, Bulgaria, Finland, Lithuania, Estonia and Iran are expected in the Belarusian capital as well. …read more Source:...
DNR, LNR representatives present draft protocol on regulation of situation in eastern Ukraine
The document envisages a set of measures for the military and political settle of the conflict in the east of Ukraine. …read more Source:...