DONETSK, November 14 (Sputnik) – The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) does not have any information on possible talks in Minsk next week over the situation in Ukraine, the deputy chief monitor of the organization's mission in Ukraine, Alexander Hug, told journalists Friday.
Earlier on Friday, several news outlets reported that talks in Minsk may be held next week.
Hug said that talks are held regularly, but he had no information a meeting in the Minsk format next week.
Minsk has already become the default location for meetings of the Contact Group on Ukraine comprising representatives from Russia, the OSCE and Ukraine.
Following months of violence, which erupted after the southeastern regions of Ukraine refused to recognize the legitimacy of a new government that came to power following a February coup, a ceasefire deal was signed between the two Ukrainian conflicting sides during a meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine in Minsk on September 5.
On September 19, the Contact Group met again in Minsk and signed a Memorandum outlining steps for the ceasefire's implementation.
The OSCE's Special Monitoring Mission, which was deployed at the Ukrainian government's request after the situation escalated in in the country, is currently observing the ceasefire in Ukraine. The monitors are working on fostering peace, stability and security in the country.
