1 Oct 2015 18:11

Contact Group to discuss Donbas elections in Minsk on Oct 6 - source

MOSCOW. Oct 1 (Interfax) - The modalities of local elections in Donbas will be one of the key issues at the Contact Group's talks in Minsk next week, a talks insider told Interfax on Thursday.

"With the agreement on weaponry removal now signed, the issue concerning the modalities of local elections comes to the forefront. It will doubtless be among key issues at the Contact Group meeting on October 6," the source said.

Observing the truce in Donbas is important for holding elections, he said. "By OSCE/ODIHR [Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe/Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights] standards, holding elections in an armed conflict zone is unacceptable," the source said.