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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
ISTANBUL, May 16 (Xinhua) — Delegations from the United States, Ukraine and Turkey held their first trilateral meeting at the Dolmabahce Presidential Office here on Friday ahead of the Russia-Ukraine peace talks.
The American delegation included Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Ambassador to Turkey Thomas Barrack and Special Representative for Ukraine Keith Kellogg.
The Ukrainian side was represented by the head of the presidential office Andriy Yermak, Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov and Minister of Foreign Affairs Andriy Sybiha.
The meeting was held behind closed doors. A published photo shows Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan chairing the meeting, accompanied by the head of the National Intelligence Organization, Ibrahim Kalin.
Following this meeting, negotiations will be held between delegations of the Russian Federation, Ukraine and Turkey. The Russian delegation will be headed by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky.
Ukrainian and Russian officials will speak directly for the first time since a meeting in Istanbul in March 2022 that ended without a ceasefire agreement. –0–