Moscow ready to work on Ukrainian crisis solution in bilateral, Normandy or Geneva formats

MOSCOW, August 25 (Itar-Tass) - Moscow is ready to exert efforts in any format for the Ukrainian crisis settlement: in the bilateral format or within the Normandy (Russia, France, Germany, Ukraine) and Geneva (Ukraine, Russia, the EU and the USA) formats, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told a briefing on Monday. “We are ready to work in any format for the sake of results,” the minister said. “Anything to start the movement from the military confrontation to civil dialogue, to the national unity formation that was mentioned in the February 21 agreement.” “We are ready for work in any formats - within the Normandy ‘quartet’ or the Geneva ‘quartet,’ the most important thing is to ensure the priority of substance over form,” Lavrov said. Related news on itar-tass.com