Poroshenko and Mogherini ‘hope for progress after Minsk meeting’

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini have said they hope for a ceasefire in the Donbas soon and progress in the implementation of the Minsk agreements after the meeting in Minsk on February 11.

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The parties discussed this issue by phone, according to the presidential press service.

"Poroshenko and Mogherini discussed international efforts for a peaceful resolution of the situation in the Donbas and coordinated their positions on the eve of the EU Council on Foreign Affairs, which is scheduled for Monday, February 9 in Brussels," the report says.

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