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Poroshenko says meeting in Normandy format on Ukraine issue will be held in Astana on January 15

Published Dec. 29, 2014 at 3:14 pm

A woman walks in the center of the eastern city of Donetsk, capital of the self-proclaimed \"People's Republic of Donetsk\" on December 29, 2014. The sign on the poster reads: \"Protect the Republic!\".

Photo by AFP PHOTO / VASILY MAXIMOV

The next meeting in the Normandy format on resolving the situation in Ukraine will be held in Astana on January 15, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said.

“My diplomatic year will begin on January 15 in Astana, where a meeting in
the Normandy format will be held. A relevant agreement has already been
reached,” he told a press conference in Kyiv on Dec. 29.