00:58German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her hope that "some structures can be set up" in the upcoming so-called 'Normandy format' talks on Ukraine. She made the comments during a press conference with Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev in Berlin, Wednesday.
She explained that she doesn't want "another meeting of presidents that yields no results" and stressed the need for progress, as "the ceasefire is getting more and more fragile."
The foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany are to meet in Berlin in Villa Borsig to talk about peace in eastern Ukraine, later Wednesday.
Germany: 'Ukraine ceasefire getting more and more fragile' - Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her hope that "some structures can be set up" in the upcoming so-called 'Normandy format' talks on Ukraine. She made the comments during a press conference with Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev in Berlin, Wednesday.
She explained that she doesn't want "another meeting of presidents that yields no results" and stressed the need for progress, as "the ceasefire is getting more and more fragile."
The foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany are to meet in Berlin in Villa Borsig to talk about peace in eastern Ukraine, later Wednesday.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her hope that "some structures can be set up" in the upcoming so-called 'Normandy format' talks on Ukraine. She made the comments during a press conference with Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev in Berlin, Wednesday.
She explained that she doesn't want "another meeting of presidents that yields no results" and stressed the need for progress, as "the ceasefire is getting more and more fragile."
The foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany are to meet in Berlin in Villa Borsig to talk about peace in eastern Ukraine, later Wednesday.