“First of all, we must accomplish what the leaders of the Norman format agreed upon before — this is the beginning of a sustainable separation of forces and assets,” the Russian Foreign Minister emphasized.
According to him, work in this direction has already begun, but it is necessary to complete it.
“And the second is the provision of the so-called Steinmeier formula, which clearly fixes how the law on the special status of Donbass will be introduced and how the elections will be held,” Lavrov added.
He noted that preparations for the new summit of the “Norman Four” would be possible to begin only after these conditions were met.
Earlier, the Kremlin announced active discussion at the highest level of the resumption of the Norman format.
French leader Emmanuel Macron at the end of the G7 summit in Biarritz announced a meeting in Norman format in September.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has proposed a summit of leaders of the "Norman Four" in Paris.