Rajoy calls for politics instead of weapons over Ukraine uprising
Thursday, March 6, 2014 @ 11:03 AM
SPANISH president Mariano Rajoy has pleaded for a 'peaceful political solution' to the crisis in the Ukraine.
During a meeting with Russian foreign affairs minister Sergei Lavrov in Madrid, Rajoy defended the 'integrity' of Ukrainian territory and urged Putin's government not to go in guns blazing.
The visit was already on the agenda for the Spanish head of State to discuss bilateral issues affecting both countries, and Lavrov is due to meet with Spain's foreign affairs minister José Manuel García-Margallo later today.
Head of diplomacy for the European Union, Catherine Ashton, spoke to Lavrov yesterday about the troubles in the Ukraine although their conversation was top-secret and no details have been revealed.
Ms Ashton would only say that she 'had an interesting talk' for about an hour with the Russian foreign office leader, a message she posted on her Twitter site.
On the Russian side, a similar Twitter message said: "Sergei Lavrov and Catherine Ashton exchanged points of view."
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