The ministers reiterated that tangible progress on a full implementation of the Minsk agreements should be achieved ahead of a planned summit in Astana, including an effective ceasefire and an agreed way for delivering humanitarian aid to the region as well as continued release of detainees. Under the agreements, the Ukrainian government forces and pro-independence insurgents would pull back their heavy arms 15 kilometers on either side of the demarcation line.
A joint call was made to all signatories of the Minsk agreements to meet in the coming days to implement the ceasefire and withdrawal of heavy weapons.