Germany urges Russia to stay with diplomatic talks on Ukraine
Tuesday - September 4, 2018 8:40 am ,
Category : WORLD
Berlin Sep 4 (IANS) Germany has urged Russia to keep engaging in diplomatic talks to resolve the Ukrainian crisis following the assassination of a pro-Russian rebel leader in eastern Ukraine.
"We urge all parties to continue with their constructive participation in negotiations " Steffen Seibert spokesperson for German Chancellor Angela Merkel told reporters in Berlin on Monday.
"It is really important that an escalation is prevented now " Xinhua quoted Seibert as saying.
This comes after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Saturday that the murder of Alexander Zakharchenko leader of Ukraine s independence-seeking Donetsk region made it impossible for the four-way talks to continue.
The Ukraine talks involve Russia Ukraine France and Germany -- known as the Normandy format.
Zakharchenko was killed in an explosion at a cafe in Donetsk part of Ukraine s Donbas region.
Merkel is scheduled to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron in Marseille on Friday. She is expected to raise the issue which could become a formidable threat to an already fragile peace in eastern Ukraine.
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"We urge all parties to continue with their constructive participation in negotiations " Steffen Seibert spokesperson for German Chancellor Angela Merkel told reporters in Berlin on Monday.
"It is really important that an escalation is prevented now " Xinhua quoted Seibert as saying.
This comes after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Saturday that the murder of Alexander Zakharchenko leader of Ukraine s independence-seeking Donetsk region made it impossible for the four-way talks to continue.
The Ukraine talks involve Russia Ukraine France and Germany -- known as the Normandy format.
Zakharchenko was killed in an explosion at a cafe in Donetsk part of Ukraine s Donbas region.
Merkel is scheduled to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron in Marseille on Friday. She is expected to raise the issue which could become a formidable threat to an already fragile peace in eastern Ukraine.
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