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VIENNA, January 20 – RIA Novosti. The declaration adopted on Tuesday, the OSCE Permanent Council, is the first since the beginning of the crisis Ukrainian joint statement of the members of the organization called for an immediate ceasefire and expressed support for the negotiations, “Norman format,” said Russia’s permanent representative to the OSCE Andrey Kelin.
On Tuesday, a special session of the Standing Council of the OSCE, in which the video on to the representatives of 57 OSCE participating States have addressed the special representative of the OSCE Chairman Heidi Tagliavini, and the head of the OSCE observation mission of the Special Ertugrul Apakan. The Permanent Council adopted a declaration calling for an immediate ceasefire and a complete execution of the Minsk agreements.
“The most important thing for the first time the Ukrainian crisis, we managed to take at least a brief, but a joint statement which called for the full implementation of a joint protocol and memorandum of Minsk, and to do so as soon as possible”, – Kelin told reporters after the meeting.
He drew attention to the fact that the document is support not only the efforts of the tripartite contact group of the OSCE, but also the so-called Norman format. On Wednesday appointment in Berlin, representatives of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France, that is, “Norman format”, at the level of Foreign Ministers.
“expressing full support for the contact group and Tagliavini and” Norman Format ” I would like to emphasize, “- said Kaelin. He added that the meeting “Norman format” should contribute to the work of the tripartite contact group.
“There is an ongoing attempt to use any other formats such as Geneva (ie, Ukraine, the Russian Federation, the United States and the EU). We in principle, willing to work in any format as long as it was effective. But the results of the recent brings it “Norman format,” – said Russia’s permanent representative to the OSCE.
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