France, Germany Urge Resumption Of Normandy Four Talks After Ukrainian Election

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 09th April, 2019) Paris and Berlin call on the Normandy format countries to intensify peace negotiations after presidential elections in Ukraine, the French Foreign Ministry said Monday.

"France and Germany, which are mediators in the Normandy format, call on the parties to re-engage in the implementation of the Minsk Agreements and to intensify negotiations after the presidential elections in Ukraine, in coordination with the elected authorities," a French Foreign Ministry spokesman said at a news briefing.

The spokesman stressed that "the full implementation of the Minsk agreements remains the only way to resolve the [Ukrainian] crisis."

"We expect the parties to reaffirm their further political will to restore peace," the official said.