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Vladimir Putin, Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande have made the joint call following a telephone conference.

The call comes following the release of a group of observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

The group of four observers had been held by separatists in eastern Ukraine since late May.

The mainland's Taiwan affairs chief has met with the Mayor of Taipei here in Beijing.

Zhang Zhijun, who has just returned from a ground-breaking trip to Taiwan, has told Hao Lung-bin the mainland side is eager to continue forging stronger ties with Taiwan.

Zhang also says he believes there is a lot of support in Taiwan for a better relationship with the mainland.

Zhang Zhijun spent four-days in Taiwan last week, meeting with people from all walks of life.

The trip is the first of its kind for a mainland official of his status since 1949.

Russian, German and French leaders are calling on Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to extend a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine which is set to expire later on this Monday.

Vladimir Putin, Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande have made the joint call following a telephone conference.

The call comes following the release of a group of observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

The group of four observers had been held by separatists in eastern Ukraine since late May.