Hill and Rohrabacher Commend Secretary Tillerson on Appointing Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations
Washington, DC,
July 18, 2017
Congressman French Hill (AR-02) and Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (CA-48) commend U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson for appointing Ambassador Kurt Volker to serve as the United States Special Representative for Ukraine negotiations. Since the collapse of the 2014 Minsk Protocol ceasefire and the attempts of Minsk II in 2015, there has been a lack of progress between Russia and Ukraine to resolve the ongoing war in the Donbass region of Ukraine. On March 2, 2017, Rep. Hill and Rep. Rohrabacher jointly sent a letter to Secretary Tillerson, requesting that a special envoy be appointed to help advance America’s effort to achieve the Minsk agreements, which calls for peace and stability in the Donbass region of Ukraine. “The lack of progress for peace in Ukraine for more than two years has been troubling, and has only increased the tensions between Russia, the European Union, and the United States,” said Rep. Hill. “It’s imperative we strive for peace now, and I strongly commend Secretary Tillerson for appointing Ambassador Volker. This appointment is another example of the United States returning to the table as an engaged world leader in helping achieve the objectives in the Minsk agreements.” “We welcome the appointment of a Special Envoy to Ukraine,” said Rep. Rohrabacher. “We look forward to working together with Ambassador Volker and the parties to the Minsk II agreement. We are optimistic that by fair negotiation we can end the fighting and get Ukraine on track to a peaceful and prosperous future.” |