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MOSCOW - The trilateral Contact Group is expected to agree upon measures to ensure the security of Russia's second humanitarian aid convoy for southeastern Ukraine "within the next few days", Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said.

“The Contact Group, which includes representatives of Ukraine acting on behalf of the Kyiv authorities, representatives of the militia, as well as representatives of Russia and the OSCE [Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe] should agree upon these matters within the next few days,” he said at a press conference in Moscow on Aug. 29.