OSCE PA delegation encourages Ukraine to implement Normandy Four commitments

21.12.2019 11:50

Ukrinform

An OSCE Parliamentary Assembly delegation holding meetings in Kyiv this week welcomed the resumption of dialogue between the leaders of Ukraine and the Russian Federation and the outcomes of the recent Normandy Four summit in Paris.

In discussions, the PA delegation explored ways the Assembly can continue to support Ukraine as well as the incoming OSCE Albanian Chairmanship’s priorities, according to a statement on the OSCE website.

Ukraine’s decentralization efforts, humanitarian issues, economic reform and good governance were also emphasized.

The delegation expressed support for a full and comprehensive ceasefire, additional disengagement zones, exchange of detainees, and further humanitarian and confidence-building measures to advance efforts to restore peace and Ukraine’s territorial integrity in eastern parts of the country.

This is the sixth time that members of the OSCE PA have visited Ukraine this year, underlining the high priority the PA attaches to the conflict. Supported by the OSCE PA’s Special Representative Amb. Andreas Nothelle and Chief Political Advisor Francesco Pagani, the visit comes a little more than a week after the Normandy Four summit in Paris.

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