KIEV (Sputnik) — Speaking at a news conference on the results of the EU-Ukraine summit in Kiev, Tusk said that the only option on the agenda so far had been sending a civilian mission to crisis-hit Ukraine.
EU will send civilian assessment mission to #Ukraine to explore possible further CSDP activities #EuUkraine
— Donald Tusk (@eucopresident) 27 апреля 2015
The 17th EU-Ukraine summit is taking place in Kiev on April 27, which is the first such event within the framework of the Association Agreement, signed last year.
The main topics of the summit are political and economic reforms in Ukraine and EU financial assistance for their implementation. The participants are also set to discuss the application of the Minsk agreements to settle tensions in Ukraine's southeast.
Full implementation of the Minsk deal is the best chance of reaching a political resolution of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, Tusk said Monday.
Full implementation of #MinskAgreements remains best chance towards political solution #EuUkraine pic.twitter.com/Bvwg0u2vas
— Donald Tusk (@eucopresident) 27 апреля 2015
The EU Council head noted that after the agreement between Kiev and independence supporters had been signed in February, the violence had decreased in crisis-hit Donbass, noting, however, that certain violations of the ceasefire happen on a daily basis.
