Ukraine's president has continued his telephone consultations with Germany's Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel, during which they discussed the situation in Donbas and Ukraine's European integration.
“Poroshenko and Merkel have discussed the situation in Donbas. They agreed that the Trilateral Contact Group is an important mechanism which can ensure compliance with the Minsk accords for peaceful resolution of the conflict in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions,” according to a statement posted on the Ukrainian president’s website on Friday evening.
The two leaders also discussed energy issues and European integration. In particular, Poroshenko told Merkel about his visit yesterday to Moldova, which was aimed at expressing support for EU-integration aspirations of this country which signed an association agreement with the EU on the same day as Ukraine did, i.e. on June 27, 2014.
Poroshenko also said five pro-European parties signed a coalition agreement. “Very soon Ukraine will form a new government that will work to implement the plan of reforms,” said the president.
He thanked the German chancellor for firm support demonstrated for Ukraine at the G20 summit in Brisbane. Ukraine feels strong support from the EU, the United States, Canada and Australia, the president said.
