Arseny Yatsenyuk: Key to stabilize situation in the East is in Moscow

"The key to stabilize situation in the East of Ukraine is not in Kyiv, but in Moscow. As soon as they stop supporting of separatists and terrorists, the situation will be much better than it is," the Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk said, speaking to journalists after a meeting with Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the Boryspil airport on Tuesday, May 13.

Arseniy Yatsenyuk stressed that the Ukrainian Government appreciates support of the German Government and personally the Federal Chancellor, Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs on stabilization of the situation in Ukraine.

He pointed out that the participation of Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger in a round table on a national dialogue "is the milestone, it is crucial for us and we welcome this."

In the framework of the national dialogue, according to the Head of the Government, it is planned to discuss five questions: the constitutional reform, decentralization of power, combating corruption, economic and humanitarian policy.

"We appreciate the role of the OSCE in the preparation and assistance in conducting the national dialogue," Arseniy Yatsenyuk added.

Regarding the international format of the negotiations, the position of the Government of Ukraine has been and remains the same:" We consider that the international negotiation format should consist of four parties: Ukraine, the European Union, the USA and the Russian Federation".

Arseniy Yatsenyuk stressed that the Government will do everything to the presidential elections, which are scheduled on May 25, to be held fairly and transparently, and “Ukraine will have a legitimate President": "We appreciate the assistance of Germany in holding fair and transparent elections".

"I’m convinced that we will pass this difficult test by joint efforts and there will be political and economic stability in Ukraine. What we signed a political part of the Agreement with the European Union means that Ukraine will move forward on the path to European integration," Mr. Yatsenyuk stressed.

The meeting of Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk and Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier took place at the Boryspil airport, from which the delegation of the Government of Ukraine is departing to Brussels to take part in a plenary session together with the delegation of the Board of the European Commission.