Issues related to the settlement of the legal status of certain persons released in the previous exchanges were considered during a recent TCG meeting.
Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), Ambassador Heidi Grau calls for efforts for the mutual release of detainees in Donbas on the "all for all" principle.
Grau said in a statement posted on the OSCE's website; the statement was made after a regular meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) on October 28, 2020.
According to her, "issues related to the settlement of the legal status of certain persons released in the previous exchanges were considered."
"I urge that every effort be exerted to proceed with mutual release and exchange of conflict-related detainees based on the 'all for all' principle, as provided for in the Minsk agreements," she said.
In the humanitarian working group, the preparations for the simultaneous opening of the new entry-exit crossing points (ECCPs) in Zolote and Shchastia of Luhansk region were discussed. The participants assured that both ECCPs would be ready to open on November 10, 2020.
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