Poroshenko next week to discuss Minsk peace process with Merkel and Hollande

The trilateral phone talks between President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and President of France Francois Hollande will be held next week to discuss the issues of Minsk peace process. 

President Poroshenko stated this at a press conference in Malta, where he was on an official visit for the participation in the expanded EPP Summit, an Ukrinform correspondent reported.

“We have conducted very thorough negotiations with the German Chancellor. We have agreed to hold telephone negotiations in trilateral format with participation of Chancellor Angela Merkel and President of France Francois Hollande next week regarding the intensification of process in the Minsk format,” Petro Poroshenko informed.

The Ukrainian president also added that earlier, on his instructions, the Ukrainian delegation in Minsk during a meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group offered to declare ceasefire during Easter holidays.

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