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Sergei Lavrov: Direct dialogue between Kiev and republics of Donetsk and Luhansk could lead to settlement to Ukraine political crisis

04 December 2014 13:53 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Zumrud Pashayeva – APA. Moscow believes that direct dialogue between Kiev and Ukraine’s self-proclaimed people's republics of Donetsk and Luhansk could lead to the settlement to the country’s political crisis, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday, APA reports quoting ITAR-TASS.

The Euroatlantic region is experiencing a fundamental crisis and a way out has to be searched for,” Lavrov said. “The way into the future can be mapped out only through joint efforts and on the basis of deriving the correct conclusions from the lessons of the past.”

“The experience of the past few years indicates that unilateral methods and refusal to recognize the mistakes that have been made will reach nowhere,” Lavrov said.

“Ukrainian drama could have been prevented back a year ago, but Brussels rejected the idea of trilateral talks by Russia, Ukraine and the European Union and supported a government coup”, Lavrov said.