Press release
OSCE Chair discusses crisis in Ukraine with President Yanukovych
- Date:
- Place:
- Sotchi, Russian Federation
- Source:
- OSCE Chairpersonship, OSCE Chairpersonship
- Fields of work:
- Conflict prevention and resolution, Democratization, Human rights, Rule of law
SOCHI, February 7, 2014 – Didier Burkhalter, Swiss Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, discussed with Viktor Yanukovych, President of Ukraine, the situation in the country and confirmed the readiness of the OSCE to assist Ukraine in the settlement of the crisis.
“I emphasized the importance of the engagement of all sides in a meaningful process”, Burkhalter said. In the meeting with Yanukovych, at the margin of the opening ceremony of the winter olympics in Sochi, Burkhalter underlined the expertise of the OSCE in assisting measures towards a peaceful way out of the crisis.