The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe supports efforts aimed at a peaceful settlement of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. This was stated by the Secretary General of the organization Helga Schmid following her five-day visit to Ukraine.. In recent months, tensions in Donbass have escalated, and the number of ceasefire violations has increased, the OSCE Secretary General said. "

OSCE Secretary General @HelgaSchmid_SG concluded a five-day official visit to Ukraine yesterday. She underscored the OSCE's continued commitment to supporting efforts toward a sustainable, peaceful resolution to the crisis in and around #Ukraine. https: // t.

co / 6bfQjcoW1u - OSCE (@OSCE) May 31, 2021 OSCE will continue to do its best, but strong political will is required to end the crisis, Helga Schmid said. According to her, the people of the region "

OSCE Secretary General expressed support for unhindered access of humanitarian organizations to areas not controlled by official Kiev. In addition, Schmid pointed to the restrictions that prevent the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) from fulfilling its tasks.. The mission must be able to work safely on both sides of the contact line, the organization's secretary general emphasized..