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Under a ceasefire
agreement brokered in Minsk, Belarus, in February, weapons of
over 100 mm caliber are meant to have already been withdrawn,
but both sides accuse the other of continuing to use heavy
artillery and casualties are reported almost daily.
The latest agreement on lighter weapons was reached at a meeting
of the so-called "contact group" involving Ukraine, Russia and
the separatists under the auspices of the Organization for
Security and Cooperation in Europe.
Speaking in Minsk, Dacic said the deal still needed to be
signed, but urged all sides to "completely cease attacking and
respect a full ceasefire".
Earlier, separatists said a civilian and a rebel fighter had
been killed in shelling by Ukrainian forces in the past 24
hours, while Ukraine's military reported a serviceman had been
killed in rebel attacks.
More than 6,500 people have been killed since the conflict broke
out in eastern Ukraine in April last year.
(Reporting by Andrei Makhovsky; Writing by Alessandra Prentice;
Editing by Alison Williams)
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