Normandy format
Normandy format (French: Format Normandie), also known as the Normandy contact group,[1] is a diplomatic group of senior representatives of the four countries (Germany, Russia, Ukraine and France) to resolve the situation in the East of Ukraine.[2] The Normandy format operates mainly through telephone calls between the Ukrainian, Russian and French presidents, the German chancellor and their respective ministers of foreign affairs.
Meetings
- Château de Bénouville, Normandy, France — 6 June 2014 — the first meeting in celebration of the 70th anniversary of Operation Overlord
- Milan, Italy — 16–17 October 2014 — as part of Asia-Europe Meeting
- Minsk, Belarus — 11–12 February 2015 — Minsk II was signed
- Paris, France — 2 October 2015
- Berlin, Germany — 19 October 2016
Participants
Heads of state/government
Ministers of Foreign Affairs
See also
References
- ↑ Brewster, Murray (11 September 2016). "Friends and foes alike don't see Canada as unbiased on Ukraine, experts say". CBC News. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ↑ "Russia's Putin says supports future Normandy format talks on Ukraine". news.trust.org. Thomson Reuters Foundation. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
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