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Urgent: Four-way peace talks on Ukraine crisis continue with expanded format

Xinhua, February 12, 2015 Adjust font size:

Four-way peace talks on Ukraine crisis resumed as heads of state of Russia, France, Germany and Ukraine were joined by their respective entourages.

After a brief break for photo call, Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko continued negotiations with participation of senior diplomatic officials of the four countries, Tass news agency reported.

Footage of Russia's TV channel Rossiya 24 showed that journalists were waiting inside a room of the Palace of Independence for a news conference. Endite