Minsk Group to Hold Skype Conference on Ukraine Friday: Donetsk Official

© AP Photo / Evgeniy MaloletkaDenis Pushilin, leader of the insurgent Donetsk People's Republic
Denis Pushilin, leader of the insurgent Donetsk People's Republic - Sputnik International
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According to the representative from the eastern Ukrainian self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, a Skype conference of the Minsk Contact Group will be held on December 19.

Denis Pushilin, leader of the insurgent Donetsk People's Republic - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW, December 19 (Sputnik) – A Skype conference between the representatives of the Minsk Contact Group on the Ukrainian crisis is to be held at 3:00 p.m. (12:00 GMT) on Friday, the representative from the eastern Ukrainian self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic said.

“There will be a Skype conference today at 3:00 p.m.,” Donetsk News Agency quoted Denis Pushilin as saying.

Left: former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma. From right: Andrei Purgin, deputy prime minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic; Alexander Zakharchenko, prime minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic; Mikhail Zurabov, Russian ambassador in Ukraine. Sixth left: Heidi Tagliavini, representative of the OSCE chairperson-in-office on Ukraine. A meeting of the Contact Group on Ukrainian reconciliation in Minsk, Belarus. - Sputnik International
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In September, Kiev and local militia forces agreed on a ceasefire at the meeting of the so-called Contact Group, comprising representatives of Kiev, independence supporters, Moscow and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). However, following the agreement the opposing parties have repeatedly accused each other of violating the truce.

The current ceasefire was expected to be followed by a meeting of the Contact Group on December 12, which was later postponed until Sunday. Skype conference will be a preparation for the talks on December 21.

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