BAKU. June 30 (Interfax) - Russian and Ukrainian delegations have agreed in Baku to form a joint group involving the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly, head of the Russian delegation, State Duma international affairs committee head Alexei Pushkov told Interfax.
"In the framework of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly session representatives of the Russian and Ukrainian delegation leadership met on Monday and we managed to agree on issues of essential importance," Pushkov said.
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Chairman Ranko Krivokapic was a mediator, Pushkov said. "Though it can not be said that he fulfilled the role of a mediator because the atmosphere at this meeting was not confrontational and neither party posed almost any accusations to each other and no mutual reproaches occurred. I want to give credit to the cautious and reasonable approach of Ukraine," Pushkov said.