First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Natalia Galibarenko received Gernot Erler, German Government Coordinator for cooperation with Russia, Central Asia and Eastern Partnership
30 May 2014 15:55
Participants discussed the internal situation in Ukraine, particularly in the context of the early presidential elections and developments in the East of the country.
While commenting the situation in the Eastern regions of Ukraine G.Erler noted the lack of steps from the Russian Federation to implement the Geneva statement and positively assessed the efforts of the Government of Ukraine, as well as welcomed the activities of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission.
G.Erler informed about the decision of the German Government to cancel fees for the long-term national visas for the citizens of Ukraine, which takes effect on July 1, 2014.
