Representatives of Russia, pro-Moscow forces in Ukraine and the Kiev government read a statement after inking a truce deal in Minsk, Belarus, on September 5, 2014.[/caption]Iran has welcomed a Russian-backed ceasefire deal recently reached between the Ukrainian government and pro-Moscow forces in an effort to end months of fierce fighting in the country�s east.
On Sunday, Iran�s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham expressed hope that the deal would fully end the Ukraine crisis and establish �stable peace� in the country�s volatile east through the cooperation of all sides involved in the deadly conflict.
Following negotiations in the Belarusian capital city of Minsk on September 5, Kiev and pro-Moscow forces inked a ceasefire pact aimed at putting an end to heavy clashes in Ukraine�s eastern areas. Moscow had also a representative in the peace talks.
Russian President Vladimir Putin had earlier outlined a seven-point peace plan calling for an end to military operations in eastern Ukraine.
Following the peace agreement, Pro-Russians and Ukrainian government forces traded accusations of breaking the ceasefire.
However, the office of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said in a statement on Saturday that he and his Russian counterpart had held a phone call and noted that the ceasefire deal was largely in effect.
Ukraine�s mainly Russian-speaking regions in the east have been the scene of deadly clashes between pro-Russia protesters and the Ukrainian army since the government in Kiev launched military operations in mid-April in a bid to crush the protests.
The unrest has reportedly claimed the lives of more than 2,000 people and displaced around 300,000 others.
Kiev and Western powers accuse Moscow of having a hand in the crisis in eastern Ukraine, but Russia denies the allegation.
By Press TV
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