Trilateral contact group on Donbas likely to hold talks today

Another regular round of talks is likely to be held in Minsk, Belarus, on Wednesday regarding peaceful settlement of the situation in Donbas.

Recall that this is the 33rd meeting of Trilateral contact group on peaceful settlement of the situation in Donbas. The previous meeting was held on February 17, 2016.

Trilateral contact group was formed in June 2014 and includes the representatives of Ukraine, the OSCE and Russia.

A wide range of issues that are being discussed at the talks of the Group relate to the implementation of the Minsk agreements concluded on 12 February 2015, including ceasefire in Donbass, withdrawal of heavy weapons, release of the hostages, access to humanitarian assistance and many others issues.