MOSCOW. Aug 22 (Interfax) - The heads of the Russian and Ukrainian presidential administrations have called for a swift delivery of the Russian humanitarian aid to east Ukraine "without provocations and incidents," said Russian President's Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov.
"I confirm that a telephone conversation took place between the chiefs of the Russian and Ukrainian presidential administrations, Sergei Ivanov and Boris Lozhkin (respectively). The parties called for a swift completion of the operation to deliver Russian humanitarian aid without incidents and provocations," Peskov told Interfax on Friday.
Asked whether Ukraine had provided any guarantees of safe passage for the convoy, Peskov said: "We are not disclosing other details."
According to the Kremlin website, Ivanov and Lozhkin "discussed issues relating to the movement of the Russian humanitarian convoy."
"During the telephone conversation, the head of the Russian presidential administration said that all Russia's arguments and explanations are set out in detail in an earlier statement issued by the Russian Foreign Ministry," the statement said.