Ukraine values Germany's stance on impossibility to change borders in Europe – Klimkin

Ukraine has thanked Germany for opposing Russia's attempts to change the borders in Europe by force, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said.

"We appreciate a firm stance of Germany according to which Russia's attempts to change the borders in Europe by force are unacceptable," the minister said during a special meeting of OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna on Thursday.

Moreover, the minister also welcomed statement of German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier that Germany during its presidency would focus on the peace settlement of the crisis in Ukraine as one of the priority issues.

According to Klimkin, a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Donbas depends on Russia's and its proxies' implementation of the Minsk Agreements.

Klimkin also reminded the audience that restored honoring of the principles of Helsinki Final Act remains critical for restoration of trust to OSCE.