Ban Ki-moon Urges Parties of Ukrainian Conflict to Abide by Minsk Protocol

© REUTERS / Maxim ShemetovUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged the parties to the conflict in Ukraine to sit down and talk, and abide by the letter and spirit of the September 5 Minsk protocol and memorandum.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged the parties to the conflict in Ukraine to sit down and talk, and abide by the letter and spirit of the September 5 Minsk protocol and memorandum. - Sputnik International
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The UN Secretary General has called on the parties of the Ukrainian conflict to negotiate and to adhere to September 5 Minsk protocol and memorandum.

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UNITED NATIONS, December 17 (Sputnik) — UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged the parties to the conflict in Ukraine to sit down and talk, and abide by the letter and spirit of the September 5 Minsk protocol and memorandum.

"The situation in Ukraine has been a source of deep concern for all international community, not to mention the people of Ukraine and the countries and people in the region. This situation in Ukraine has very serious global implications. That is why the whole world, particularly the European Union and America and Russia, they have been heavily engaged," Ban said in his end of the year press conference.

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Ban continued saying that he is "again deeply concerned by the continuing negative situation in Ukraine. While the recent agreement seems to be holding, still we have seen a lot of casualties. Just since September 5th, when the parties have agreed on the Minsk protocol and memorandum, more than one thousand people have lost their lives."

Turning to the economic impact, Ban said the crisis "has impacted very seriously, politically and economically. It is going to impact the regional economic situation. Therefore I am again urging the parties should sit down together to abide fully the letter and spirit of Minsk protocol and memorandum. This was the result of very intensive consultations and negotiations with facilitation of many important regional countries. I am urging them again to really abide by this."

On the UN itself, Ban said on Wednesday that the Human Rights Monitoring Mission will continue next year.

"The mandate was until December, or this month, but it has been extended. We will try to mobilize humanitarian assistance to deliver all this assistance to whoever may be in need," he concluded.

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