Serbia Ready to Act as 'Honest' Mediator in Ukraine Crisis Settlement

Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said that Serbia is ready to be "an honest broker" in peaceful resolution of crisis in Ukraine.

MOSCOW, January 15 (Sputnik) – Serbia, which holds the 2015 Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) chairmanship, is ready to act in that capacity as a mediator in a Ukrainian crisis settlement, Serbian Foreign Minister said Thursday.

“Serbia ready to act as honest broker in peaceful resolution of crisis in and around Ukraine, and utilize [the] advantages the OSCE offers,” Ivica Dacic tweeted.

Dačić: Serbia ready to act as honest broker in peaceful resolution of crisis in and around Ukraine, and utilise advantages the OSCE offers

— OSCE (@OSCE) January 15, 2015

According to Dacic, the situation "in and around Ukraine continues to pose a serious threat for stability of the region, and European and global security."

The Serbian Foreign Minister expressed hope that efforts by the so-called Contact Group will contribute to a de-escalation of tensions in the crisis-hit country and the implementation of the ceasefire agreement reached in Minsk last year.

The OSCE is a party to the Contact Group on the Ukrainian settlement, which includes representatives from Ukraine, Russia, Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics. The group, which has held meetings since August 2014, brokered a September 2014 ceasefire in Ukraine.