NEWS
TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT RUSSIA ON THURSDAY
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will host his Turkish counterpart for a two-day visit beginning Thursday, Moscow has announced, after Ankara’s senior diplomat held talks with officials in Kyiv last week.
Maria Zakharova, Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman, told reporters the diplomats would discuss “a wide range of issues on the bilateral and international agenda,” including on the conflict in Ukraine.–AFP