Ukraine's Minsk process will run into next year - Hollande

(R-L, clockwise) French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko attend a meeting in Paris, France, October 2, 2015. REUTERS/Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Mikhailo Palinchak/Pool

PARIS (Reuters) - It will take time to organise elections in Ukraine that respect international standards and as a result, the so-called Minsk peace process will run into next year, French President Francois Hollande said on Friday.

Violence in Ukraine's separatist eastern territories has ebbed in recent weeks to its lowest point since the ceasefire was signed in February, but Western diplomats say the 12-point Minsk peace plan is far from fully implemented.