“I have not heard, except from you, that a meeting of Norman-format ministers is planned in a month. Our colleagues say that in April we need to appoint the next summit of the Norman format. We brought our very clear position to them, ”Lavrov said, answering a question about the date of the new Norman summit at a press conference following talks with Albanian Foreign Minister Edi Rama.
Lavrov stressed that Russia will discuss the timing of the next Norman summit only if the agreements agreed in Paris are fulfilled, and also after the preparation and signing of the draft final document.
“When ... everything that was agreed on in Paris will be completed, including normalization“ on the ground ”, and mine clearance, and political issues related to the Steinmeier formula, and with fixing all aspects of the special status of Donbass on an ongoing basis in the legislation of Ukraine ", - said the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
He noted that only such a position will ensure progress in resolving the situation in the Donbass.
“Attempts to constantly take a Leninist step forward, two steps back are already beginning to slightly interfere with the matter,” the Russian minister concluded.
On February 14, Putin and Zelensky over the phone discussed preparations for the next meeting of the leaders of the Norman Four.
The head of the office of the President of Ukraine, Andrei Yermak, in turn, announced the readiness of Kiev to comply with all the agreements of the "Norman Four."