- Sputnik International
World
Get the latest news from around the world, live coverage, off-beat stories, features and analysis.

Normandy Group to Convene in Berlin to Discuss Ukraine Crisis on March 6

© AP Photo / Alexander Zemlianichenko, poolFrom the left : Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande, and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko pose for a photo during a time-break in their peace talks in Minsk, Belarus
From the left : Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande, and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko pose for a photo during a time-break in their peace talks in Minsk, Belarus - Sputnik International
Subscribe
According to German government spokesman Steffen Seibert,representatives from the foreign ministries of Germany, France, Ukraine, and Russia have been invited to convene in Berlin on March 6 to discuss the Ukrainian crisis.

A Ukrainian military convoy is pictured through a barbed wire fence at a military base in the town of Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine - Sputnik International
Kiev Regroups Heavy Arms Near Contact Line, Violates Minsk Deal - Donetsk
MOSCOW (Sputnik) Representatives from the foreign ministries of Germany, France, Ukraine, and Russia have been invited to convene in Berlin March 6 to discuss the Ukrainian crisis, German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said Tuesday.

"The future implementation of issues being discussed will be reviewed this Friday in Berlin in the Foreign Ministry at the high official level," Seibert was quoted as saying on the official German government website.

The so-called Normandy Group includes representatives from Germany, France, Ukraine, and Russia.

Previously, the foreign ministers of the Normandy Quartet met on February 24 in Paris for a round of consultations on Ukrainian reconciliation.

The leaders of the Normandy four negotiated a truce in the Belarusian capital of Minsk on February 12 between Kiev forces and independence fighters.

The February 12 agreement was signed by the warring sides and came into force on February 15. The peace deal stipulates an observed ceasefire, the withdrawal of heavy artillery away from the line of contact and an all-for-all prisoner exchange, among other steps.

A previous ceasefire agreement reached in September 2014 was not observed and both sides of the conflict traded accusations of violating the truce.

Newsfeed
0
To participate in the discussion
log in or register
loader
Chats
Заголовок открываемого материала