The leaders of the Normandy Four will consider possible ways to accelerate the implementation of the Minsk agreements in the coming months, - the press service of the presidential administration reports.
“The leaders of the Normandy format countries reaffirm their commitment to implement the Minsk agreements in all dimensions (security, political, humanitarian and socio-economic). They will consider possible ways to accelerate the implementation of the agreements in the coming months”, - the statement reads.
In this regard, they praised the agreement reached by the Trilateral Contact Group on March 26, 2018 to renew the ceasefire regime on Easter holidays starting from March 30, 2018. The leaders emphasized the importance of its strict observance and ensuring effective monitoring and verification by the OSCE SMM. Against the backdrop of successful liberation of about 300 people on December 27, 2017, they called for greater effort to release the rest according to the formula "all for all".