El Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de Ucrania celebra que el Consejo Permanente de la OSCE aprobó el 4 de octubre de 2016 la decisión de extender el mandato de la Misión de Observadores de la OSCE en dos puntos de paso rusos - “Gúkovo” y “Donetsk” - hasta el 31 de enero de 2017.
Por desgracia, la parte rusa sigue ignorando los compromisos asumidos en conformidad con el Protocolo de Minsk del 5 de septiembre de 2014 en cuanto al aseguramiento del monitoreo permanente en la frontera estatal ucraniano-rusa y su verificación por parte de la OSCE, incluyendo la creación de una zona de seguridad en las áreas fronterizas de Ucrania y la Federación de Rusia.
A lo largo de dos años consecutivos Rusia bloquea la extensión del mandato de la Misión en toda área incontrolada de la frontera estatal ruso-ucraniana, que confirma una vez más que Moscú trata de ocultar las pruebas irrefutables de la comunidad internacional en cuanto al desplazamiento al territorio ocupado del Donbás de sus fuerzas armadas, técnica y armamento.
Ucrania de nuevo insta a Rusia a cumplir los Acuerdos de Minsk y dar pasos concretos para garantizar que la OSCE realice el monitoreo transparente e imparcial de las áreas temporalmente incontroladas de la frontera estatal ruso-ucraniana, así como crear condiciones para que Ucrania recupere control completo de su frontera estatal.
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Con el texto de la declaración aclaratoria de la delegación de Ucrania ante los organismos internacionales en Viena, se puede familiarizarse abajo (en inglés).
OSCE Permanent Council Nr 1114th
Vienna, 04 October 2016
Interpretative statement under Paragraph IV.1 (A) 6 of the Rules of Procedure of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
By the Delegation of Ukraine:
„Mr. Chairperson,
In connection with the PC Decision on the extension of the deployment of OSCE observers to two Russian checkpoints on the Russian-Ukrainian Border, the Delegation of Ukraine would like to make the following interpretative statement under paragraph IV.1 (A) 6 of the Rules of Procedure of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
The delegation of Ukraine reiterates the importance of substantial and broad OSCE monitoring on the Russian side of the Ukrainian-Russian border in zones adjacent to the certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
Having signed the Minsk Protocol of 5 September 2014, all signatories including the Russian Federation undertook to ensure permanent monitoring of the Ukrainian-Russian State border and its verification by the OSCE with the formation of a security zone in the border areas of Ukraine and the Russian Federation. Expanding the mandate of the OSCE observation mission in Russian border checkpoints ‘Gukovo’ and ‘Donetsk’ to all sections of the border adjacent to the certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions is critical for sustainable de-escalation and peaceful resolution of the situation in the east of Ukraine.
We regret that the Russian Federation continues to resist expansion of the mandate of the OSCE observation mission in Russian border checkpoints ‘Gukovo’ and ‘Donetsk’ to all sections of the border that is temporarily not under control of the Ukrainian authorities.
It only indicates Russia`s unchanged intention to hide from the international community the mounting evidences of Russia’s direct involvement in fuelling the conflict in Ukraine’s east, including by supplying heavy weapons, military equipment, regular troops and mercenaries. We continue to urge Russia to immediately cease these acts.
We call upon the Russian Federation to demonstrate its full commitment to implementation of the Minsk arrangements in good faith and to allow proper and comprehensive permanent monitoring by the OSCE and establishment of a security zone on the Russian side of the Ukrainian-Russian state border adjacent to the certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions which presently are not controlled by the authorities of Ukraine. It is the commitment which was undertaken by Russia and which remains unimplemented after two years.
The Delegation of Ukraine requests that this statement be attached to the decision and registered in the journal of the day.
Thank you, Mr. Chairperson”.