Special Representative of the OSCE Chairman in the tripartite contact group on Ukraine Martin Saydik is convinced that the local elections will take place in some areas of Donetsk and Lugansk regions in 2016.
This was stated at the briefing on the results of the work of the group Ukraine-OSCE-Russia in Minsk. Negotiators signed an additional agreement on security, which concerns designation and limiting the areas where mine clearance has not yet been carried out, as well as prohibition of firing exercises in 15-km zone from the contact line.
Tomorrow a meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Normandy Four will be held in Paris. It is expected that the key issues of security, political and humanitarian aspects will be considered there.












