OSCE Chairperson-in-Office visits entry-exit checkpoint ‘Novotroitske’

"The OSCE delegation led by Ann Linde arrived at the entry-exit checkpoint ‘Novotroitske’. A briefing by the regional leadership and the relevant unit of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine is held," Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Vasyl Bodnar, who is accompanying the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, posted on Twitter.

Earlier, the deputy minister informed that the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office had visited the Mariupol Sea Commercial Port, whose leadership informed Linde about the problems in operation, especially after the onset of Russian aggression, restrictions on the navigation in the Kerch Strait.

During her stay in Mariupol, Ann Linde stressed the need to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.

“At Azov Sea port of Mariupol, taking stock of the regional security situation following recent tensions. Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity must be respected in line with international law and OSCE commitments,” reads the statement posted on Twitter.

As reported, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden Ann Linde and the leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine will make a joint visit to the Joint Forces Operation area where Linde will get acquainted with the activities of the OSCE SMM to Ukraine, the consequences of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation, the peculiarities of the movement of ships in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.

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