Lagatar24 Desk
Istanbul, March 7:Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, and Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine’s foreign minister, have agreed to meet at a symposium in southern Turkey on Thursday (March 10) the first possible meeting between the two senior diplomats since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu made the announcement in a brief statement to the press on Monday, adding that he would attend the summit in Antalya. The proposal was confirmed by Russian news agencies.
Turkey, a NATO member that shares a Black Sea maritime border with Russia and Ukraine, has offered to hold discussions. Ankara enjoys solid connections with both Moscow and Kyiv, and has condemned Russia’s invasion while opposing sanctions against the country.
Notably on Saturday, Kuleba indicated he was open to talks with Lavrov if they were serious.
On Monday, Russia promised new humanitarian corridors”to transport Ukrainians caught in its crossfire to Russia and its partner Belarus, a move that Kyiv quickly lambasted as an evil charade.
The declaration came after two days of failed ceasefires in Mariupol, where hundreds of thousands of residents are stuck without food or water, under constant bombing, and unable to remove their wounded people.
