The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group, Ambassador Martin Sajdik, visited certain areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions

Kyiv, 13 June 2017 - The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group, Ambassador Martin Sajdik, visited certain areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions from 10 -13 June 2017. Amb. Sajdik accepted the invitation by the Apostolic Nuncio in Ukraine ‎to visit the Catholic communities in Donetsk and Luhansk, together with the Auxiliary Bishop of the Kharkiv-Zaporyzhzhia Diocese. Another aim of Amb. Sajdik's visit was to obtain a first-hand insight into the social and economic consequences of measures introduced earlier this year by both sides (stop of cargo transports across the line of contact and "external management" for companies under Ukrainian jurisdiction in CADLR), as well as problems of water supply. Amb. Sajdik was accompanied by the Coordinator of the TCG Working Group on Economic Issues and Rehabilitation, Mr. Per Fischer. The OSCE SMM, notably the Luhansk and Donetsk Monitoring Teams, facilitated Amb. Sajdik's‎ visit and provided him with comprehensive information on current security challenges.