MOSCOW. Oct 28 (Interfax) - Kyiv has agreed to consider a draft roadmap in implementation of the Minsk accords within one week, Russian envoy to the Contact Group Boris Gryzlov told reporters.
"At the Contact Group meeting on October 14, 2020, Donbas representatives proposed a draft roadmap, which is a step-by-step plan of a comprehensive peaceful settlement of the Donbas conflict in conformity with the Minsk Agreements and the UN Security Council resolution. After a long period of attempts to evade working on a roadmap, Kyiv has finally made commitments today to present within a week its own draft roadmap regarding issues touched upon in the proposals from CADLR [certain areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions]," Gryzlov said following a Trilateral Contact Group meeting.
Gryzlov went on to express hope that this will help the sides find a way out of the deadlock in the talks.
"The Ukrainian delegation demonstrated the desire to move forward, making specific commitments and [giving] a timeframe of its own version's preparation. This is good news," he said.