Poroshenko, Merkel, Hollande coordinate positions prior to Paris meeting

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande have coordinated their positions pending a Normandy Four meeting in Paris, scheduled for October 2, according to the Ukrainian presidential administration's press service.

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This was the subject of a recent conversation over the phone between the three leaders, the press service said.

The parties welcomed the signing of an agreement on the withdrawal of tanks, artillery with caliber under 100mm and mortars with caliber up to 120mm from the contact line in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, the report said.

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