TCG participants’ visit to Shumy area scheduled for Sept. 10 – Ambassador Grau

This was said in a statement by the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), Ambassador Heidi Grau, after the extraordinary meeting of the TCG ‎held through video conferencing on September 9.

"Today's extraordinary meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group was devoted to security issues and compliance with the ceasefire in the conflict zone, in particular, to discussing the situation in the area of Shumy, of which the participants of the meeting have diverging assessments. The participants of the TCG meeting agreed that a visit of the discussed area would be useful. The visit is scheduled for 10 September 2020," she said.

Grau called on the parties to the conflict in Donbas "to continue doing everything necessary to ensure an effective and sustainable ceasefire, first and foremost in the interest of the civilian population.”

As Ukrinform reported, the Trilateral Contact Group at a meeting on September 9 agreed to make a joint visit to the area of Shumy with the participation of an OSCE representative.

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