Poroshenko, Merkel discuss situation in Donbas}

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko had a phone conversation with Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel.

This is reported by the press service of the Head of State.

“The parties discussed the situation in Donbas. Petro Poroshenko informed on the increased shelling by Russian militants, especially at night. He also emphasized the importance of deploying the OSCE permanent observation points in the area of troops delimitation,” the statement reads.

The parties discussed the issue of speeding up the provision of the visa-free regime for Ukrainians and ratification of the Association Agreement.

The interlocutors agreed to conduct a trilateral phone conference between the leaders of Ukraine, Germany and France shortly.

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