Press Statement by the Trilateral Contact Group

The Trilateral Contact Group of senior representatives of Ukraine, the Russian Federation and the OSCE met in Kiev on July 6, 2014.

It discussed the present situation in eastern Ukraine, including modalities and the venue of further consultations with all actors involved.

On the basis of President Poroshenko’s Peace Plan and of the Joint Declaration of four Foreign Ministers adopted in Berlin on July 2, 2014, the Contact Group underlined that it was a matter of urgency to make concrete progress towards a peaceful settlement of the crisis.

The Contact Group is of the opinion that the next round of consultations should take place with no delay. It called on all actors involved to agree on the proposal of the Contact Group to hold the next meeting as soon as possible.