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The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission also observed a deterioration in the security situation in the disengagement area.
The use of heavy weapons in Donbass undermines trust between the two sides/Photo from UNIAN
Heidi Grau, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairmanship to Ukraine and Ambassador to the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), said that the use of heavy weapons in Donbas undermines trust between the two sides.
She did the following Statement to the Press According to the official website of the OSCE, on June 9, after the third coordinating country group and its working group held a routine meeting via video conference, the OSCE stated that it would hold talks with relevant parties.
“The level of ceasefire violations has decreased in recent weeks. However, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine continues to document the use of heavy weapons deployed in violation of the withdrawal line. In addition, the mission has observed a deterioration in the security situation in the disengagement area. This trend erodes trust between the parties,” she said.
READ ALSOZelensky: By the end of September, Russia could escalate its military escalation at any timeGrau said compliance with the ceasefire agreement was the focus of discussions between the security working group and Turkey’s Central Coordination Committee. “Participants continued to discuss proposals for a coordination mechanism, but positions remained widely divergent,” she said.
In addition, procedural issues once again became the focus of discussions in the political working group, hindering the political working group from developing an action plan that is fully in line with the Minsk agreements. The official said that overcoming differences requires constructive engagement, interaction and willingness to compromise.
In addition, the humanitarian working group addressed obstacles to the simultaneous opening of new border crossing points near Zolot and Shastya in the Luhansk region. Participants discussed the mutual release and exchange of conflict-related detainees and exchanged information on missing persons.
In addition, the economic working group focused on water supply issues in parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine (CADLR), in particular the area of activity of the public utility enterprise “Voda Donbassa”. The discussion also discussed pension payments. In addition, the two sides had in-depth exchanges on environmental issues.
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