OSCE opens new bases in Donbas

The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine will open new forward patrol bases in Donbas on January 14-18.

This is stated on the OSCE website.

"Principal Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine Alexander Hug will travel to eastern Ukraine from 14 to 18 January 2016 to assess the security situation, open new Forward Patrol Bases and encourage all concerned to work towards peace and normalization of the situation in Ukraine," reads the statement.

It is noted that Hug will visit Soledar, Donetsk, Kominternove, Shyrokyne, Dokuchaievsk, Svitlodarsk, Krasnoarmiisk, Luhansk, Stanytsia-Luhanska.

 He will meet the SMM teams, inspect the camera operations, conduct meetings with Joint Centre for Control and Co-operation representatives and other relevant interlocutors. 

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