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European leaders are invited to attend the talks held in Kiev this . The focus of discussion in this meeting drafted by the pan- European security body OSCE . Similarly, as reported by AFP on Wednesday ( 05/14/2014 ) .
The meeting will bring together Ukrainian government officials , including Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk along with members of parliament and former leader of the local parliament , as well as advanced candidates in the upcoming May 25 elections .
But unfortunately , the separatist group that controls a number of cities in the eastern part of Ukraine since last April , will join together at the round table talks .
"The leadership of Ukraine is open for all-inclusive dialogue for national unity , " said a spokesman for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry in a statement .
" However , it is very difficult to deal with terrorists , whose goal only destroy , not only national unity but also the sovereignty of Ukraine , " he added .
Veteran German diplomat Wolfgang Ischinger will moderate the roundtable talks . No mention of which countries are present in these negotiations . But German Chancellor Angela Merkel 's call negotiation offers a good possibility to find a solution to the crisis that hit Ukraine and Russia .
" The representative of the round table , the better it will be , " said Merkel , adding that there is no place for those who support violence in these negotiations .
Ukraine accused the Russian authorities deliberately played a ' dirty game ' and not neutral in interpreting the action plans of the OSCE . Ukraine also continues to urge Russia to withdraw its troops from the border between the two countries .
On Tuesday ( 13/5 ) , reported seven Ukrainian soldiers were killed in clashes with local rebel groups . Ukrainian military convoy was suddenly attacked while crossing a village located between the region and Kramatorsk Slavyansk which became the headquarters of the rebels . Around 30 armed men opened fire towards the Ukrainian army .
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