Ukraine peace talks may be held in Minsk on Dec. 24 and 26 - Poroshenko

Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko gestures at a news conference with European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini (not pictured) in Kiev, December 16, 2014. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

KIEV (Reuters) - A fresh round of peace talks involving Russia, Ukraine and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe will be held in the Belarussian capital on Dec. 24 and 26, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said in a statement on Monday.

The dates were discussed in a phone conversation between French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russia's Vladimir Putin.