Steinmeier urges diplomatic solution for Ukraine at Visegrad meeting

Germany's foreign minister has said there is no military solution to the crisis in Ukraine. Frank-Walter Steinmeier met with four of his central European counterparts in Slovakia's capital Bratislava, informs UaPost with reference to dw.de.

The parties involved in the Ukraine conflict must avoid any steps which could lead to a new escalation of tensions, German Foreign Minster Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Monday, at a meeting of foreign ministers of the four: Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia.

Steinmeier urged for the continuation of the Minsk peace process.

"One thing is clear I think to all of us: there is no, and there cannot be, a military solution to the crisis in Ukraine," Steinmeier told reporters.

Slovakian foreign minister Miroslav Lajcak expressed the support of the central European countries for Germany in its role as a key mediator in Ukraine.

"We all very much appreciate Germany's leadership in this matter," he said.