It is the latest step in a hectic diplomatic effort to find a political solution to the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
The leaders of the four countries talked by telephone today to discuss how to reach a "comprehensive settlement," a statement from the German chancellor's office said.
Diplomatic efforts will continue "with the aim of a summit in the 'Normandie' format" being held in Minsk on Wednesday, according to the statement, using the French term for the four-nation group.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande on Friday travelled to Moscow for crisis talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on ending the ten-month-old conflict that has claimed about 5,400 lives......................http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0208/678675-ukraine-russia/
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Ukraine: nouvelle réunion "format Normandie" prévue le 11 février...
ReplyDeleteUne nouvelle réunion au "format Normandie" sur la crise ukrainienne pourrait avoir lieu le 11 février à Minsk, a annoncé le porte-parole du gouvernement allemand Steffen Seibert.
Selon le porte-parole, dimanche 8 février, le président russe Vladimir Poutine, la chancelière allemande Angela Merkel, le chef d'Etat ukrainien Piotr Porochenko et le numéro un français François Hollande ont tenu une conférence téléphonique "substantielle"..............http://fr.sputniknews.com/international/20150208/1014466309.html#ixzz3RB4aW9Xd
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