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PARIS, March 3 (KUNA) -- France, US, German, British and Italian leaders stressed their strong support to the Minsk agreement in reaching a settlement to Ukraine crisis, French President Francois Hollande office said in a statement on Tuesday.
"They (the leaders) have agreed that a strong reaction from the international community would be necessary in case of a major breach of the process put in place in Minsk," said the statement about the Minsk deal, which was signed on February 12.
The statement noted that leaders of France, Britain, the US, Germany and Italy, as well as the head of the European Commission, discussed the Ukraine crisis in a telephone conference.
The statement added that the leaders also affirmed on the vital role played by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in monitoring the implementation of the agreement, in particularly to ceasefire and the withdraw of heavy artillery, expressing wishes to bolster OSCE's role even further.
The leaders also discussed support to Ukraine's exerted efforts to improve the country's economy. (end)
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