Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers likely to arrive in Ankara on Thursday

Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers likely to arrive in Ankara on Thursday

M, Cavusoglu told a news conference that the meeting would be held in a tripartite format. “intense effort” of Turkey to bring the two sides together.

“Russian Foreign Minister (Sergei) Lavrov has said that he is ready to participate in the Antalya Diplomacy Forum. Foreign Minister of Ukraine (Dmitroy) Kuleba also announced that he will be present ยปCavusoglu said, hope that the meeting “There will be a turning point”,

On Monday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova confirmed that Lavrov and Kuleba were planning ” contact “ in Antalya, and that the meeting was agreed upon by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin during a recent telephone conversation.

According to a statement from the Turkish presidency, Erdogan assured that his country is ready to contribute to the resolution of the Ukrainian crisis by peaceful means as soon as possible.

At the same time, according to Ukrainian news agency UNIAN, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko indicated that Kyiv was studying the possibility of such a meeting in Turkey.

Academia, politicians and representatives of international organizations are expected to attend this year’s diplomatic forum, held from Friday to Sunday.

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