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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed confidence that after the arrest of suspects in murder of journalist Pavel Sheremet, law enforcement agencies would soon find those who had ordered this high-profile crime.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Gakharia, Prime Minister of Moldova Ion Chicu and Vice Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Ali Akhmedov on the occasion of completing Ukraine's presidency at the GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development in 2019.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a phone conversation with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. The leaders continued to discuss topical issues on the EU-Ukraine agenda.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy informed Charles Michel of the resumption of the process of peaceful settlement of the conflict with the Russian Federation in Donbas after a three-year pause and the main results of the Normandy summit held on December 9 in Paris.

The law "On special order of local self-government in certain areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions" may be extended for another year, as stated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that during the talks of the leaders of the Normandy Four in Paris, he had raised the issue of restoring Ukraine’s full control over the state border in the east. The parties will continue to discuss this issue at the next meeting in the Normandy format.

During a meeting in the Normandy format in Paris, the parties agreed to promote the release of detained persons by December 31, 2019 on the principle "all for all", as stated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Following the results of the Normandy format meeting in Paris, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy outlined a number of principles that Ukraine will not give up on the path to establishing peace in the east of the country.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that during the meeting of leaders of the countries - participants in the Normandy format, a complete ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, which should start by the end of 2019, had been agreed.

The President of the French Republic, the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, the President of the Russian Federation and the President of Ukraine met today in Paris.