Russian, Ukrainian and Turkish Foreign Ministers start meeting in Antalya
Baku/10.03.22/Turan: A trilateral meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Russia - Sergey Lavrov; Ukraine - Dmitry Kuleba and Turkey - Mevlut Cavusoglu, is being held in Antalya on Thursday.
Note that the meeting at the Regnum Carya Hotel started at 11.25 a.m. local time and comes ahead of the Diplomatic Forum in Antalya, Anadolu reported.
Ankara which offers mediation to Russia and Ukraine maintains good relations with both Moscow and Kiev. Earlier today, Cavusoglu held separate meetings with Lavrov and Kuleba.
They discussed ways to resolve the situation in Ukraine in recent weeks.
Note that Ankara is in favour of dialogue and has repeatedly expressed its willingness to mediate between the two neighbouring countries. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Moscow and Kyiv to immediately cease fire.
Belarus had previously held three rounds of Russian-Ukrainian talks which led to no to significant progress in resolving the differences. The last meeting resulted in a decision to open humanitarian corridors to evacuate residents from a number of Ukrainian cities.-0-
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