[ad_1]
KYIV. December 7, UNN. Russia is considering a hopeless initiative of the head of the German Federal Foreign Office, Gayko Maas, to extend the mandate of the OSCE Special Observer Mission to Ukraine to the sea of 39; Azov. This was announced Friday by the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Sergei Lavrov, at a press conference after the results of the OSCE Ministerial Council meeting. UNN referring to TASS. This question was asked at our meeting yesterday, as well as at a number of other ideas. I explained to him the futility of such initiatives, "said the Russian Minister.
According to Lavrov, the OSCE has a specific mandate that extends to the entire territory of the country.
"There are even areas in which the Special Monitoring Mission has representative missions. No observations, no intermediaries, whether in the Azov Sea or in the Kerch Strait, are needed, "he said.
German Foreign Minister Gayko Maas had proposed previously to extend the mandate of the OSCE monitoring mission in the sea of Azov.
On November 25, at the time of the Russian armed attack and the seizure of ships of the Ukrainian army Berdyansk, Nikopol and the tug Yana Kapu were held in the Kerch Strait area, which allowed a sea crossing from the port of Odessa to the port of Mariupol – from the Black Sea to the sea of 39. Azov, as well as pores and captured the members of their crews.
Source link
