There is no alternative to the full implementation of the Minsk agreements, and both Kyiv and its Western partners share this position, says Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.
“No alternative exists today to the full implementation of the Minsk
agreements, and this is our clear position coordinated with the U.S. and
with our partners in the Normandy format, that is, Germany and France,”
the presidential press service quoted Poroshenko as saying at a session
of the National Reform Council on Friday.
Ukraine views the EU and the U.S. as reliable partners, he said.
Ukraine remains among the key issues on the U.S.’ foreign political
agenda, and the U.S. is making diplomatic efforts in its bilateral
dialogue with Russia to ensure the full implementation of the Minsk
agreements, he said.
The issue of Crimea also remains among the priorities, he said.
“Our efforts – including mine, the government’s, particularly the
Foreign Ministry’s, and the parliament’s – are bearing fruit, and we are
successful in ensuring international solidarity,” he said.
Ukraine is demonstrating progress in promoting the security of its
borders, efficiency and capability of its armed forces, in pursuing
economic reforms and reforms of the judicial branch, “and, most
important, in overcoming corruption,” he said.
