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Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the European Union

Submitted on 2017-08-24 09:09:22

Joint statement by the heads of state and government of the Normandy Format countries

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“On 22 August 2017, the heads of state and government of the Normandy Format countries – Russia, Germany, France and Ukraine – had a telephone conversation.

The leaders voiced their firm support for the decision the Contact Group is expected to make on August 23 to declare a ceasefire in connection with the start of a new school year.

The leaders expressed hope that the ceasefire would lead to a stable improvement of the security situation for the benefit of schoolchildren and the entire civilian population of Donbass.

On the basis of a stable ceasefire the leaders undertook to continue providing personal assistance to the further implementation of the Package of Measures adopted in Minsk in February 2015.”

Source: Kremlin.ru