Russian Foreign Ministry about the aggravation of the situation in the conflict zone

At a briefing in Moscow on March 5 spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry Alexander Lukashevich raised the question about the aggravation of the situation in the conflict zone. According to the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, he said:  "The situation remains unstable. After sharpening, which can be traced to the beginning of the year,  some calmness is observed in the second half of February. It was recognized  by the representatives of the parties in the course of monitoring, conducted by a team of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman A.Kasprshik on  February 20 this year However, recent data received in early March, according to another surge of ceasefire violations. Unfortunately, there are lost. Yesterday A.Kasprshik conducted monitoring at the contact line. A reports will be prepared. I believe that more detailed information about how things are, will be available from the OSCE monitors.

We call on the parties to exercise restraint, to avoid actions that lead to further increased tensions, stick a peaceful solution to the conflict, as was stated at the summit in Sochi  on August 10, 2014, " he said. -02D-