MOSCOW, January 15 (Sputnik) – Serbia, which holds the 2015 Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) chairmanship, is ready to act in that capacity as a mediator in a Ukrainian crisis settlement, Serbian Foreign Minister said Thursday.
“Serbia ready to act as honest broker in peaceful resolution of crisis in and around Ukraine, and utilize [the] advantages the OSCE offers,” Ivica Dacic tweeted.
Dačić: Serbia ready to act as honest broker in peaceful resolution of crisis in and around Ukraine, and utilise advantages the OSCE offers
— OSCE (@OSCE) January 15, 2015
The Serbian Foreign Minister expressed hope that efforts by the so-called Contact Group will contribute to a de-escalation of tensions in the crisis-hit country and the implementation of the ceasefire agreement reached in Minsk last year.
The OSCE is a party to the Contact Group on the Ukrainian settlement, which includes representatives from Ukraine, Russia, Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics. The group, which has held meetings since August 2014, brokered a September 2014 ceasefire in Ukraine.
