"The US side has more than once raised the issue of visiting Russia and Moscow has supported these plans. But the visit has not taken place yet on certain grounds," Ushakov said when asked about Kerry’s possible participation in Friday’s talks in Moscow involving the leaders of Russia, Germany and France, Vladimir Putin, Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande.
"No, he [Kerry] won’t go with them. Tomorrow we expect Merkel and Hollande," Ushakov said. "As for Kerry, as far as I know, he has several times expressed his willingness to visit Moscow and our side has certainly given a positive response to that," he said, noting that the visit had never taken place.
The leaders of Germany and France launched a new diplomatic initiative over Ukraine on Thursday and flew together with Kerry to Kiev with a proposal to resolve the conflict that could be "acceptable to all". Merkel and Hollande will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow the following day.
[itar-tass.com]
5/2/15
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Poroshenko should not forget that he pledged to support Donbas special status law — Kerry...
ReplyDeleteUS Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday noted the necessity for the Ukrainian authorities to back the law on a special status for Donbas (Donetsk and Luhansk regions) and extension of the region’s political rights.
Kerry said this at a joint briefing with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.
The top US diplomat quoted Poroshenko as saying in the morning that he keeps supporting the law. Kerry also said it is very important not to forget that Poroshenko also entered into commitment to put into effect constitutional reforms and hold fair elections in Donbas.
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5/2/15