OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Slovak Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Miroslav Lajčák strongly urges the sides of the Trilateral Contact Group to continue their discussions in order to achieve and maintain a recommitment to cease fire in Donbas.
“Every day, people in eastern Ukraine are suffering hardships. It is the duty of the sides to guarantee a safe and secure environment and it is a key precondition for any positive development, including improving the dire humanitarian situation,” Lajčák said.
Lajčák on April 20 expressed his deep regret that the Trilateral Contact Group and its Working Group on Security Issues were not able to agree yesterday on a recommitment to cease fire in eastern Ukraine on the occasion of the upcoming Easter festivities.
