MFA: Ukrainian Government is configured to exert maximum efforts for the peaceful settlement of the situation
Due to recent events
in the center of Kyiv, to which attracted high attention of the international
community, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine is authorized to state
the following.
Mass meetings of a
political nature had been continued in
However, part of the
radical people resorted to illegal acts that required the response of law
enforcement agencies. These illegal actions occurred despite numerous calls for
their cessation, including from some members of the opposition.
As a result of clashes,
dozens of people were injured, including a significant number of militia
officers.
In order to stop the
violence and resolve the situation, President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych instructed the Secretary of the National
Security and Defense Andriy Klyuyev
to create an appropriate working group with representatives of the Cabinet of
Ministers of Ukraine and the Presidential Administration of Ukraine.
The Government of
Ukraine is configured to exert maximum efforts for the peaceful settlement of
the situation through the dialogue, and it hopes on the conviction by the
international community of radical actions that trigger clashes and threaten
the lives and health of citizens.