 News headlines
July 03, 2014 20:04
Poroshenko ready for political talks on settling situation in Donbas without any additional conditions (Part 2)
KYIV. July 3 (Interfax) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said during a telephone conversation with U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden that he was ready to start profound political talks on settling the situation in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions without any additional conditions.
The parties have discussed further possible international efforts to support Ukraine's position, Poroshenko's press office said on Thursday.
Poroshenko informed Biden about the results of the meeting between the foreign ministers of Ukraine, Germany, France and Russia in Berlin and outlined his viewpoint of further steps along the agreements reached, the press office said.
"Petro Poroshenko has noted that he would be ready to return to ceasefire as soon as it is confirmed it will be observed bilaterally and amid freeing all hostages and establishing control over border under the OSCE monitoring. The president has emphasized that he was ready to start profound political talks without any additional conditions," the presidential press office quoted Poroshenko as saying during the telephone conversation with Biden.
"Biden assured that the United States shares and supports the approach of the Ukrainian president on settling the situation in this time difficult for Ukraine and is ready to make efforts to achieve peace in Ukraine," the press office said.
Poroshenko said thanked U.S. people and congratulated Biden with the coming Independence Day celebrated in the U.S. on July 4. "Ukraine is fighting for its independence today and knows its price," the Ukrainian president said.
ez
(Our editorial staff can be reached at eng.editors@interfax.ru)
/Interfax/
April 20, 2018 17:05 GAZPROM: TALKS WITH NAFTOGAZ OF UKRAINE ON TERMINATING CONTRACTS HAVE NOT YIELDED RESULTS 17:05 17:05 GAZPROM SENDS DOCUMENTS TO STOCKHOLM ARBITRATION FOR REVOCATION OF CONTRACTS WITH NAFTOGAZ UKRAINY ON GAS SUPPLY, TRANSIT - GAZPROM 17:04 Magnit should continue to pay at least 40% of profit as dividends - CEO 17:04 VOLODIN: POSSIBLE CRIMINAL LIABILITY FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF U.S. SANCITONS IN RUSSIA WILL APPLY TO ALL COMPANIES ON TERRITORYOF RUSSIA WITHOUT EXCEPTION 17:03 U.S., ALLIES PUTTING UNPRECEDENTED POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, MILITARY, INFORMATIONAL PRESSURE ON RUSSIA - RUSSIAN SECURITY COUNCIL 17:03 RUSSIA MAY MAKE CHANGES TO NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY DUE TO INT'L SITUATION - RUSSIAN SECURITY COUNCIL 17:03 RUSSIA WILL NOT LIMIT ITSELF TO SYMMETRIC RESPONSE TO UNFRIENDLY ACTIONS FROM U.S. AND OTHER COUNTRIES, LINE NOT DRAWN, THERE WILL BE ASYMMETRIC MEASURES AS WELL - VOLODIN 17:01 RUSSIA IN TALKS WITH MILITANTS IN DOUMA TO ENABLE ACCESS BY OPCW EXPERTS - BOGDANOV 17:00 Russia and CIS political and economic calendar: April 23 - May 20 17:00 NO OBSTACLES TO SETTING UP SYRIA CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISSION, RUSSIA FACILITATING THIS - DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER BOGDANOV 17:00 MICEX and RTS Indexes at 17:00 MSK 17:00 RUSSIA READY TO SUPPLY INDIA WITH AIR DEFENSE MISSILE SYTEMS AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE COMPLEXES - ROSOBORONEXPORT CHIEF 16:57 BOGDANOV ON POSSIBLE S-300 SUPPLIES TO DAMASCUS: SYRIANS SHOULD HAVE CAPABILITY TO DEFEND THEIR SOVEREIGNTY
|
