Ulyukayev: Minsk accords will help lift sanctions

The Minsk accords will help lift sanctions against Russia, Economic Development Minister Alexey Ulyukayev said on Friday.

"I believe the Minsk accords are real, serious and substantive," Ulyukayev said. 

"On the whole, I’m deeply convinced that we’re gradually finding possibilities to resolve these problems. As it seems to me, all the sides, especially business, have got tired of that," he noted.

"We have agreed with EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom to meet in Brussels on March 3 to discuss the entire range of relations, including issues related to the implementation of some provisions of the Ukraine-EU association deal that were suspended for 15 months last year," TASS cites the head of the Economic Development Ministry.