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Contact Group on Ukraine calls for absolute ceasefire in Donbas from Sept. 1

Xinhua, August 27, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Trilateral Contact Group for settling the situation in Donbas on Friday agreed on the necessity to absolute ceasefire in the conflict zone starting Sept. 1, 2016.

The participants of the Group in Minsk, including representatives of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics, agreed on the necessity to fully stop firing in the conflict zone starting Sept. 1, 2016, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Special Envoy Martin Sajdik told reporters.

Sajdik recalled that he had acted in the past year with the same statements. "Unfortunately, a year has passed, and we have to do it again," he said.

The diplomat expressed hope that the children in Donbas will quietly begin the school year.

Sajdik also informed the humanitarian subgroup agreed to develop the measures to search for the missing persons and it will be carried out by means of the information exchange through the International Committee of the Red Cross.

He said that the group members agreed on necessity to develop the unified approach to the observance of rights and protection of children affected by the Donbas conflict.

The next meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine is scheduled for Sept. 7 in Minsk. Endit