This was stated today, September 19, in the German Magderburg by the foreign ministers of Serbia, Ivica Dačić, Switzerland Didier Burkhalter and Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who now form the so-called “three” of the OSCE (it includes current, previous and next head of the international organization), reports Radio Svoboda.

“The Foreign Ministers welcomed the ceasefire in the east of Ukraine and urged all parties to continue to respect the truce,” – said in a statement at the OSCE website.

“Troika also urged all parties to quickly conclude an agreement on the withdrawal of tanks and small caliber weapons to special monitoring mission of the OSCE in Ukraine could witness it and that it was granted full access to work in the conflict zone” – the OSCE.

“Of a paramount importance is an agreement within the Working Subgroup for Political Affairs (of the Trilateral contact group) on the time and conditions of the local elections in some regions of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, to be held in accordance with the Minsk agreements”, – stressed by members of the OSCE “three”.

It is reported that since the beginning of September, the number of the truce violations in Donbas significantly reduced – until the complete cessation of attacks on some days.

However, there are problems with holding in some parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions local elections under Ukrainian law as provided by the Minsk agreements.