KIEV: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed rebels to adhere to a ceasefire deal aimed at easing the bloody conflict in the country’s east.
Guterres spoke to journalists at the start of a meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman, while making his first visit to Kiev. “We know that fighting is still happening. And, of course, our appeal is for a complete ceasefire,” Guterres stressed.
The UN chief specified that he was referring to last month’s agreement on a so-called “harvest ceasefire.” Brokered by the international monitors, the latest ceasefire agreement went into force …read more
Source: The News International
