French President Francois Hollande (R) shakes hands with German Chancellor Angela Merkel following their news conference during a joint Franco-German cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin March 31, 2015. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to rapidly implement measures agreed under the Feb.12 Minsk ceasefire, Hollande's office said in a statement.
Hollande said he and Merkel had spoken on the phone with Putin early on Friday afternoon and told him they want to see concrete results from four working groups that were set up on May 6 to deal with political, security, economic and humanitarian issues.
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