Reznikov emphasized the elections could be held only under a separate law.
Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories Oleksiy Reznikov has commented on what he calls a "myth" about the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) for Donbas settlement allegedly preparing behind-the-scenes for holding local elections in the occupied Donbas on October 25.
"Another myth is that the TCG is allegedly preparing behind-the-scenes for the elections in ORDLO [certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions] on October 25 this year, and that that is allegedly why all these hustle arises around the well-known parliamentary resolution. Excuse me, but this is nonsense," he said during a traditional Q&A session in the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, on September 18, an UNIAN correspondent reports.
"The elections need a separate law," he added. "And this is stated, among other things, in the Package of Measures to implement Minsk agreements."
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This is "after all security conditions have been fulfilled, stipulated in the Package of Measures to implement Minsk agreements," Reznikov added.