OSCE Chairperson Steinmeier welcomes agreement on ceasefire implementation in eastern Ukraine
2016 OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, German Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Frank-Walter Steinmeier, during a Permanent Council meeting, Vienna, 14 January 2016. (OSCE/Micky Kroell) Photo details
BERLIN, 29 April 2016 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier welcomed the agreement reached today by the Trilateral Working Group (TCG) on full respect of the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, starting with the orthodox Easter and May holidays.
Steinmeier said: “I call on all sides to strictly adhere to what has been agreed. Lately, violations of the Minsk ceasefire increased, week after week, both in numbers and intensity. There is a chance now to prevent further escalation of violence. Both sides have to seize this opportunity. The situation must not spiral out of control again and result in even more people dying.”