EU ready to investigate violence in Ukraine clashes - Ashton
Source: Voice of Russia
The European Union's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on Wednesday that Brussels was ready to provide support for Ukraine's constitutional reform plans and help investigate alleged abuses committed during two months of protests.
"We have the capacity to provide support," Ashton told reporters after holding talks with Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych.
President Viktor Yanukovich has met EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton to discuss ways to stabilize the political situation in Ukraine, the presidential press service reported on Wednesday.
"The parties also discussed the pace of economic reforms and measures to strengthen democratic institutions," the press service said.
Yanukovich and Ashton called for ensuring security of citizens and for an objective, transparent and unbiased investigation of the latest events, the press service said.
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