Slovakia began to chair the OSCE. The first visit will be made by the new head of the organization in Ukraine – Ukrane

Slovakia began the annual presidency of the OSCE on 1 January . During the year, the head of the organization will be the Slovak Minister of Foreign Affairs, Miroslav Laichak. He will make his first visit to Ukraine as President of the OSCE.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin announced a two-week visit on his Twitter. Laichak, the zookromma, plans to visit the Donbass.

"Congratulations to Slovakia and my good friend Miroslav Lajczak on the occasion of the beginning of the Slovak Chairmanship of the OSCE, I hope that Slovakia will take up the values ​​and principles of the OSCE. 39, OSCE, violated by the Russian Federation.I would be happy to welcome Miroslava to Ukraine for two weeks, we will go together on Donbass "- wrote Klimkin.

Congratulations to Slovakia and my dear friend @MiroslavLajcak on the occasion of the beginning of the presidency in # OSCE . I hope that @Slovakia_OSCE will be the guardian of the values ​​and principles of the OSCE, which are stubbornly violated by the Russian Federation. I would be happy to welcome Miroslava to Ukraine in two weeks, we will go together on the Donbass.

– Pavlo Klimkin (@PavloKlimkin) 1 January 2019

In a statement issued on the occasion of the Presidency published on the OSCE website, Mr Laichak pointed out that an essential task of the OSCE during the year would be the "resolution of the crisis". in Ukraine and around her. "The minister described the military conflict in Ukraine as" one of the key problems of common security. "

According to him, Bratislava will actively strive to establish a dialogue and reduce tensions in the Donbass conflict zone. "We support the full implementation of existing arrangements, including respect for silence and heavy weapons," the statement said.

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