Russia's Lavrov calls for pull-back of more weapons in Ukraine


Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (C) at the Beau Rivage Palace Hotel in Lausanne, Switzerland March 29, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan Smialowski/Pool

BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Both sides in the conflict in Ukraine could pull back weapons under 100mm calibre from the front line in a bid to boost confidence in a ceasefire, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday.

Lavrov said there was a common aim for a ceasefire in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions agreed in Minsk in February to hold indefinitely, although there have been some violations.

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