From 23-25 November, the Head of the EU Monitoring Mission, Ambassador Andrzej Tyszkiewicz, visited Moscow for meetings with the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Mr Grigory Karasin and representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Border Service and the Ministry of Defence.
The visit was an opportunity for the Head of EUMM to establish personal contact with his relevant counterparts, to emphasise his support for the Geneva talks and to raise a number of issues relating to the work of EUMM and the situation on the ground.
All the meetings were held in a friendly and professional atmosphere. Overall, the role and work of the Mission was generally appreciated and the relevant participants said that consideration would be given to the issues raised by EUMM.
