Russia agrees to negotiations in Turkey

Russia agrees to negotiations in Turkey

Evropeyska Pravda - FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 2022, 20:38

Gennady Gatilov, the Russian ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva welcomed Turkey's initiative to organise a Ukraine-Russia meeting at the level of Foreign Ministers.

Source: Russian-controlled agency RIA Novosti, reported in Evropeyska Pravda 

"Moscow considers it an acceptable idea for Turkey to organise a meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Russia and Ukraine at the Diplomatic Forum in Antalya," Gatilov said.

On 4 March, Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu proposed that Russian and Ukrainian Foreign Ministers Sergey Lavrov and Dmytro Kuleba meet at a Diplomatic Forum in Antalya. It is scheduled to take place from 11-13 March.

Çavuşoğlu said Lavrov had confirmed his participation in the forum.

Çavuşoğlu noted that Turkey has not closed its airspace to Russian planes. Last week, Lavrov was unable to fly to Geneva to attend a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council due to new travel requirements related to sanctions.