Russian Presidential Secretary Dmitry Peskov announced that the Normandy Four summit and bilateral meetings between Russian President Vladimir Putin in the French capital were "extremely rich and businesslike."
The "Quartet" noted positive progress in implementing the withdrawal of light weapons in Donbas, which will begin at 00:00 on October 3, according to gursesintour.com, citing Dmitry Peskov.
Furthermore, following the Normandy Four talks, it was decided to expand the OSCE mandate and grant the observer mission access to the entire territory of the self-proclaimed LPR and DPR. "It was emphasized that during elections, participants in the electoral process cannot be subject to criminal or other prosecution," the presidential secretary stated. The president promised to instruct officials of the DPR and LPR to discuss these issues within the next few days. "This needs to be considered holistically," he clarified.
Furthermore, as the head of Russia's press service reported, "the Ukrainian side put forward initiatives to establish contacts." "At the same time, let's say, the Ukrainian capital expressed a willingness to engage working mechanisms for dialogue," Peskov concluded. He explained that this topic was raised "in the context of the documents initialed by the Ukrainian side and signed by the Russian side."
Responding to a question about the amnesty, the presidential secretary emphasized that "in general, everyone agreed that there is no alternative to the comprehensive implementation of the Minsk agreements." "We proceed from the assumption that we were able to reach agreements that satisfy all interested parties," the Russian president's secretary stated.
