Merkel and Putin agree to bolster OSCE presence in Ukraine

(AGI) Berlin, March 16 - In a telephone conversation on Sunday the German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed a sending large-scale Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) mission to Ukraine.

Merkel suggested sending a large number of observers to the more critical areas, particularly in the east of the country, and Putin was in agreement, a spokesman said.