Minsk ready to host another round of talks on settling Ukraine conflict

Published Nov. 27, 2014 at 2:04 pm

From left to right:- Former Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma, representative of self proclaimed \"People Republic of Donetsk\", Prime Minister Alexander Zakharchenko, OSCE envoy Heidi Tagliavini, Russian Ambassador to the Ukraine Mikhail Zurabov, rebel leader of \"People Republic of Lugansk\" Igor Plotnitsky make an official statement on the signing of a ceasefire agreement in Minsk, on Sept. 5, 2014.

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Minsk - Belarus has confirmed its readiness to provide the members of the Russia-Ukraine-OSCE contact group with a forum for negotiations on resolving the situation in Donbas, Belarusian Foreign Ministry spokesman Dmitry Mironchik said.

“We are being guided by proposals. This should be a consolidated proposal from all participants in the negotiations. If such a proposal is made, we are ready to provide a forum for a meeting right away. Our position has not changed by an iota,” Mironchik said at a press conference in Minsk on Thursday, Nov. 27.