Merkel: Normandy format is the right way to achieve peace in Ukraine

Normandy format is the right way to achieve peace and political stability in Ukraine.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said this before the meeting with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko on Monday in Berlin, an Ukrinform correspondent in Germany reports.

 "We must make every effort, namely to fulfill the Minsk agreements. We believe that the Normandy format is the right way, which we will continue to adhere to, in order to achieve peace and political stability in Ukraine, to ensure its territorial integrity, despite all the obstacles," Merkel stressed.

German Chancellor assured that the friendship between the two countries became even stronger over the past two years and Germany wants to support Ukraine on its way. In addition, Merkel praised the reforms in Ukraine and the economic growth of the country.

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