Poroshenko greets Germany on taking over OSCE chairmanship

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has greeted Germany on the start of its chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).

"My greetings to Germany on its chairmanship at OSCE," the Ukrainian president wrote on his Twitter account.

Later he tweeted that Germany's OSCE chairmanship combined with its involvement in the "Normandy Format" of talks for the settlement of the situation in Ukraine's east gave hope for the progress in this settlement. "Unique combination of Normandy format and OSCE chaired by Germany gives hope for long-awaited progress," he wrote.

"Hard mission after Helsinki principles have been violated by the aggressor. Confidence can be restored by reintegration of Donbas and Crimea," Poroshenko wrote in yet another tweet.