The ex-President of Ukraine, the representative of Kiev in the contact group Leonid Kuchma is one of the few Ukrainian negotiators, who constructively approached the meetings on Donbass, his receivers have to make the right conclusions from its work on conflict resolution, said the envoy of the self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic in the contact group, foreign Minister DND Natalia Nikonorova.
Kuchma on Tuesday stopped work in the contact group on conflict settlement in the Donbass. The second President of Ukraine this year will be 82 years old.
Donbass and Kiev with Monday needs to cease fire and to put in place additional measures to maintain peace. They will act until the full settlement of the conflict in the region.
A package of additional measures was agreed at the meeting of the contact group on Wednesday and signed by the parties to the conflict. It includes a ban on conducting any type of fire, location of heavy weapons, offensive and subversive actions, and also provides for the disciplinary responsibility for violations of the agreements. It is expected that the implementation of these measures will ensure a full ceasefire in the Donbass.
The order of complete ceasefire in the Donbass from July 27 published and communicated to personnel of the people's militia self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic, said Sunday the head of Department Denis Chinenkov.
The contact group on Wednesday agreed gomery to ensure the truce in the Donbass. They include a ban on offensive and sabotage actions, the fire, including sniper, the placement of weapons in the settlements and disciplinary liability for violation of the ceasefire. The foreign Ministry of the DPR said that the orders for the ceasefire to come into effect from July 27 until the full settlement of the conflict.
UN Secretary-General calls on the parties to the conflict in Ukraine to fully respect the agreements reached by the contact group on Wednesday, the statement of the official representative of the Secretary General Stefan Dujarric.
The contact group on Wednesday agreed to additional measures to secure truce in the Donbass. They include a ban on offensive and sabotage actions, the fire, including sniper, the placement of weapons in the settlements and disciplinary liability for violation of the ceasefire. The foreign Ministry of the DPR said that the orders to cease fire, containing measures to maintain the truce, due to come into effect from July 27 until the full settlement of the conflict.
Kiev refused to explain its position on the local elections in the Donbass, thereby blocking further work of the contact group, reported the press service of the foreign Ministry of the breakaway Donetsk people's Republic.
On Wednesday held a video conference of the contact group on Donbass.
The contact group on conflict settlement in the Donbass agreed to additional measures to monitor the ceasefire, said on Wednesday the press service of the foreign Ministry of the breakaway Donetsk people's Republic.
The meeting of the contact group is held on Wednesday in the video.
The political subgroup of the contact group on conflict settlement in the Donbass began talks in the video, said Tuesday the press service of the foreign Ministry of the breakaway Donetsk people's Republic.
"Working group on political Affairs began work in the format of videoconference", - said the foreign Ministry DND.
Donbass and Kiev reached a consensus on the content of the two articles of the law on the special status of the region, but some serious progress in the political settlement is difficult to call, said on Thursday, RIA Novosti the press service of the foreign Ministry of the breakaway Donetsk people's Republic.
The law on the special status of Donbass was adopted by the Verkhovna Rada in 2014, but never put into effect. It consists of ten articles. At the end of 2019, the Ukrainian Parliament extended until the end of the year. The document says that the special status for the region will come into force after the fulfillment of certain conditions, in particular the withdrawal of "illegal armed groups" from these territories.
The envoy of the self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic in the contact group on the Donbas, foreign Minister of the Republic of Natalia Nikonorova said that Kiev ignores the discussion on fixing the region's special status in the Constitution.
"We managed to reach consensus on the content of articles 2 and 3 of the law on the special status of Donbass. We hope to be able to maintain positive momentum and continue a discussion of this important for a political settlement of the law", - quotes the words of Nikanorovoj press service of the foreign Ministry DND.
The envoy of the self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic in the contact group on the Donbas, foreign Minister of the Republic of Natalia Nikonorova said about the lack of progress in the issue of negotiating and signing additional measures to monitor the ceasefire in the region.
On Tuesday, the video had talks of the working groups on Donbass, on Wednesday held a meeting of the contact group.
Meeting of the contact group on conflict settlement in the Donbass began in the videoconference mode, said Wednesday the press service of the foreign Ministry of the breakaway Donetsk people's Republic.
On Tuesday held talks with groups of the contact group in the format of videoconference.
The self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic suggested during the videoconference of the contact group on Donbass on Thursday to sign and promulgate additional measures to monitor the ceasefire in the region, said on Thursday the representative of DND at the talks, the foreign Minister of the Republic of Natalia Nikonorova.
According to Nikanorovoj, one of the most pressing issues at the moment - the adoption of additional measures to control the cease-fire. In her opinion, the parties need to sign the list of such measures as "oral statements do not lead to the desired results."
Meeting of the contact group on conflict settlement in the Donbass began in the videoconference, said Thursday in a press-service of the foreign Ministry of the breakaway Donetsk people's Republic.
On Tuesday held talks with groups of the contact group in the format of videoconference.
The envoy of the self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic in the contact group, foreign Minister DND Natalia Nikonorova expressed hope that the resumption of passage of people through a checkpoint in the Donbass on the territory of the NPT, scheduled for June 25, will start without provocation from Kiev.
In March because of the situation with coronavirus COVID-19 people pass through the line of contact in Donbas was suspended. From June 22, the DNR began to pass people through the checkpoint "Elenovka" on Kiev-controlled territory. The foreign Ministry of the Republic stated that from June 25, is scheduled to begin skipping those wishing to enter the territory of the DNI, but given the number of conditions aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus infection.
The envoy of the self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic in the contact group, foreign Minister DND Natalia Nikonorova said that people pass through a checkpoint on the frontline in the Donbass, wishing to enter the Republic from the territory controlled by Kiev, could begin from 25 June "with certain circumstances".
Earlier, the authorities of the DNI because of the situation with the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 decided to stop the traffic across the line of contact until further notice. Later Kiev unilaterally decided to open the crossings across the line of contact. In DND called the unilateral opening of the checkpoints as a provocation and called for the opening of humanitarian corridors.
The self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic plans from June 22 to open to pass on Kiev-controlled territory one of the checkpoints on the frontline in the Donbass, said Friday the representative of DND in the contact group, foreign Minister of the Republic of Natalia Nikonorova.
Earlier, the authorities of the DNI because of the situation with the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 decided to stop the traffic across the line of contact until further notice. Later Kiev unilaterally decided to open the crossings across the line of contact. In DND called the unilateral opening of the checkpoints as a provocation and called for the opening of humanitarian corridors.
The envoy of the self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic in the contact group, foreign Minister DND Natalia Nikonorova said that Kyiv has not responded to the proposal to create a humanitarian corridor for the passage of people through the line of contact in Donbas.
The negotiations of the contact group held on Monday via videoconference.
The envoy of the self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic in the contact group, foreign Minister DND Natalia Nikonorova said about the necessity of sychronisation pass process people through the line of contact between Kiev and Donbass.
The negotiations of the contact group on the Donbas held on Wednesday. In DND reported that the teleconference was interrupted for technical reasons, negotiations are scheduled for June 15.
The coordinator of the OSCE at negotiations on conflict settlement in the Donbass, noted the progress in negotiating new sites of the withdrawal of forces, defines two of three possible sites, said on Wednesday the press service of the foreign Ministry of the breakaway Donetsk people's Republic.
Wednesday is the meeting of the contact group on Donbass in the format of videoconference. On Tuesday held talks its subgroups.
Opening a Kiev checkpoint in the Donbass unilaterally is a provocation, and do not care about people, said Wednesday the envoy of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic, foreign Minister DND Natalia Nikonorova.
Earlier, the press center of the operation of the United forces of Ukraine reported that checkpoints in the Donbas will resume on June 10. In an interdepartmental operational headquarters of the DNR to prevent the introduction and spread of the virus has also stated that transmission from the Republic while they are closed because of the threat of the spread COVID-19.
The political subgroup of the contact group on conflict settlement in the Donbass began talks in the video, said Tuesday the press service of the foreign Ministry of the breakaway Donetsk people's Republic.
Earlier in DND announced that the negotiations has started a humanitarian group. As expected, the meeting of two working groups, on Wednesday is scheduled a meeting of the contact group on Donbass.
Negotiations of working groups of the contact group on conflict settlement in the Donbass will be on video on Tuesday, reported on Monday the press service of the foreign Ministry of the breakaway Donetsk people's Republic.
Earlier in DND announced that the meeting of the contact group on Donbas scheduled for June 10.
The people's militia self-proclaimed Luhansk national Republic afraid of provocations of the Ukrainian security forces before the next meeting of the contact group on Donbass, said on Tuesday to journalists the official representative of the defense Ministry of the Republic of Yakov Osadchiy.
Earlier, the foreign Ministry DND stated that the next meeting of the contact group on settling the situation in Donbas will take place on 10 June.
Kiev is trying to disrupt the implementation of the Minsk agreements and withdraw from them, said Friday the envoy of the self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic in the contact group, foreign Minister DND Natalia Nikonorova.
Earlier, the head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee for foreign Affairs, Deputy head of the Kiev delegation in the contact group on Donbass Alexander Merezhko said that the special status of the region is very difficult to enshrine in the Constitution of Ukraine.
