MOSCOW, March 16. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that the changes made to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine President’s proposals Petro Poroshenko on the definition of individual regions of Donetsk and Lugansk regions, which make special arrangements for self-government, raise serious questions.
The department reminded that at all stages negotiations within the framework of the Contact Group and the “Norman four” it was about to Kiev identified specific areas in which will be applied already adopted by the Verkhovna Rada of the law “On temporary order of local government in some regions of Donetsk and Lugansk regions.” This approach has been enshrined in the documents agreed in Minsk on February 12, 2015, approved by the representatives of Kiev, Donetsk and Lugansk, as well as Russia, Germany, France and the OSCE.
“In violation of the commitments made by the Verkhovna Rada President’s proposals Poroshenko change the essence adopted in Minsk “Set-up”, causing the enactment of the Act a number of additional, never previously discussed conditions. In particular, an attempt to put the entry into force of the law on recognition results of the election of local governments in some regions of Donetsk and Lugansk regions, the organization which formulated the Ultimate key and furnished with numerous requirements not provided Minsk agreements “, – noted in the department.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, completely ignored the provisions of” full response to the Minsk agreements “that the modality of the local elections, as well as the future status of individual regions of Donetsk and Lugansk regions, should be the subject of dialogue with representatives of Donbass.
” The development of events confirms that the Ukrainian leadership has committed itself to the rejection of key principle of the Minsk process, which is to settle all matters in consultation and agreement with the representatives of Donetsk and Lugansk, “- according to the ministry.
The Russian Foreign Ministry urged the guarantors of the agreements in the face of the leaders of Germany and France to demand their strict compliance, including compliance with honest content and consistency of the agreed documents on February 12, 2015 action.
“Kiev authorities must strictly abide by its commitments and start a real political dialogue with the representatives of Donbass on all aspects of the settlement of Ukrainian crisis” – concluded the agency.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow is ready to participate in the discussion of ideas about the direction of the peacekeeping mission in the Donbass, if interested in this will be the parties to the conflict in Ukraine. “Contracting parties to the conflict have on those forms oversee the implementation of each of the parties to the agreements reached, which will be mutually acceptable,” – he said.
“Frankly, in order to consider any proposals which we have no contraindications. But you need to talk to the parties to the conflict, “- said Lavrov.
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