Crisis talks on Ukraine between Russia and the USA have ended with both countries agreeing a diplomatic solution is needed.
US Secretary of State John Kerry says Ukraine must be involved in negotiations aimed at ending a military stand-off on its border with Russia.
Speaking afterwards, he insisted that progress had been made.
Meanwhile, John Kerry made an unscheduled stop in Shannon Airport this weekend.
He was en route from the Middle East to the U.S. when his plane stopped in Clare for re-fuelling, and his trip was diverted to Paris for talks on the Ukraine crisis.
Reports say the key figure of the Obama administration strolled around the transit lounge and duty free shops whilst shadowed by Secret Service personnel.