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YEREVAN, OCTOBER 2, ARMENPRESS. The Normandy format onthe Ukrainian crisis includes Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande. The leaders of the countries will meet on October 2 in Paris.
A source inthe German government told RIA Novosti onThursday that the summit’s main objective was toovercome existing obstacles tothe Minsk ceasefire deal and todiscuss additional measures toensure adherence toit. “Armenpress” reports the aforementioned, referring to Sputnik International.
Putin said ata meeting ofthe Russian Council forCivil Society and Human Rights that he expected the Minsk deal tobe implemented infull. He said that toachieve any compromise betweenthe Ukrainian government and the Donbass militias direct dialogue betweenthe sides was required.
A French government source added that the two leaders would discuss Russia’s latest anti-ISIL airstrikes inSyria and might broach the subject ofanti-Russia sanctions.
Putin is also expected tohold bilateral meetings withHollande and Merkel.
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