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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow, May 13 /Xinhua/ — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had a telephone conversation with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Monday, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s official website reported.
“The heads of the foreign policy departments discussed issues related to the initiative of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin to begin direct negotiations on the Ukrainian settlement on May 15 in Istanbul,” the ministry reported.
Speaking to journalists in the Kremlin on the night of May 11, V. Putin proposed that the Ukrainian side resume direct negotiations, which they interrupted in 2022, without preconditions. It is proposed to begin the dialogue on May 15 in Istanbul. Later on May 11, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed to V. Putin on the social network X to hold a personal meeting on May 15 in Turkey to resolve the Russian-Ukrainian armed conflict. He added that Ukraine also expects a full and long-term ceasefire starting on May 12. –0–