Greek PM Tsipras: Greece interested in peaceful settlement of Donbas conflict

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has stated that the situation in eastern Ukraine should be settled peacefully and the Minsk agreements are the tool to facilitate such a settlement.

He said this at a joint briefing with Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman in Kyiv on Wednesday, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

"As for political situation in the region [in Donbas], Greece is monitoring it very closely and is very much interested in the peaceful ways to settle the conflict. We believe that the Minsk agreements are one of the most important aspects that could help," Tsipras said.

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