KIEV, July 17. /ITAR-TASS/. Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk considers the quadripartite talks on de-escalation in the country’s southeast expedient.

“I supported and support the talks within the Geneva format - between representatives of the EU, the US, Russia and Ukraine,” Yatsenyuk said at a government session on Thursday.

“De-escalation should be on the agenda of the talks,” he said.