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Moscow will demand strict implementation of Minsk-2 — FM

Russia supports peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian conflict

MOSCOW, January 26. /TASS/. Russia will encourage Ukrainians to restore national accord, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told an annual press conference on Tuesday.

"The decision was made to continue this work [on implementing the Minsk Agreements] this year. The tasks remain unchanged. We will demand strict implementation of additional agreements and efforts made by the leaders of the ‘Normandy Four’ [Russia, Germany, France, Ukraine]," Lavrov said.

"We support exclusively peaceful settlement. We will encourage Ukrainians to restore national accord," the foreign minister added.