DPR officials are ready to discuss stage-by-stage peace plan in Minsk
MOSCOW. Sept 4 (Interfax) - Andrei Purgin, first deputy prime minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, said the administration of the Donetsk People's Republic will consider the possibility of a stage-by-stage peace plan if such a plan is proposed at the meeting of the contract group in Minsk on Friday.
"We are ready to discuss the agenda, the issues to be discussed, including the adoption of a stage-by-stage peace plan, if such a plan is proposed. However, I don't know anything about this plan," Purgin told Interfax.
Responding to a question about the militia's readiness for a ceasefire in response to a unilateral ceasefire by Kyiv, Purgin said: "Let's see how they will observe their ceasefire. If they really do cease fire, we may cease fire."
Some media earlier reported that the next round of the contract group consultations on Ukraine in Minsk may address a stage-by-stage settlement plan on Petro Poroshenko's initiative.
It was also reported that the Ukrainian military may begin a ceasefire from 3:00 p.m. on Friday.