President Krivokapic (second from left) meets with members of the PA's Ukrainian Delegation, 13 Feb. 2014. VIENNA, 14 February 2014 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ranko Krivokapic met on 13 February with members of Ukraine's Delegation to the PA, including lawmakers from the Communist Party, Batkivshchyna, Party of Regions and UDAR, on the sidelines of the OSCE PA Winter Meeting. OSCE PA Secretary General Spencer Oliver also participated.

The President and the Ukrainian delegates shared views on the crisis in the country, with Krivokapic emphasizing the need for continued, constructive dialogue between political factions. He also underscored the potential of the Parliamentary Assembly to promote that dialogue, as a forum that brings together elected lawmakers from countries East and West of Vienna. President Krivokapic also reaffirmed the Assembly's offer to directly assist in mediation.

The delegates welcomed the Parliamentary Assembly's monitoring of the situation in Ukraine and also expressed their support for the decision to hold a special parliamentary debate on the crisis on the afternoon of 14 February.