DPR promises not to remove Ukrainian passports from circulation

DONETSK. March 2 (Interfax) - The administration of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) says they do not plan to remove Ukrainian passports from circulation when DPR passports are issued.

"Ukrainian passports will not be taken away," Maxim Leshchenko, the head of the administration of the head of the DPR, told reporters.

Leshchenko said "DPR passports will be issued in the nearest future, in the next few days." "We are now working on issues relating to technical implementation," Leshchenko said.