The leaders of France and Germany Francois Hollande and Angela Merkel expect of the Ukrainian leadership rapid results in the implementation of reforms in the country, the implementation of the Minsk agreements and the holding of elections in Donbas. As reported by Agence France Press, the speech went about this in a telephone conversation that took place between the Chancellor and the presidents of France and Ukraine.
Western leaders expressed their support to Petro Poroshenko and the head of his new Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Volodymyr Groisman. They expect that after the upgrade of the government of the Ukrainian authorities will accelerate the pace of reform, especially in the field of modernization of the country, the fight against corruption.
Hollande and Merkel pointed to “the need to achieve rapid progress in the implementation of the Minsk agreements”: the focus on promoting security, observance of the cease-fire, release of prisoners, humanitarian issues, ensuring a political solution to the crisis. The elections in Donbass is one of the key points of this plan. According to the Minsk agreements, they had to be held in 2015, then they were postponed to first half of 2016. But Kiev refuses to discuss preparations for the election, citing poor security in the region.
Separately discussed the issue of strengthening of the OSCE mission in the conflict zone.
