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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow, July 2 (Xinhua) — Russia expects the third round of talks with Ukraine to be agreed upon soon, although the dates are not yet clear, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
“We expect that such clarity will come in the near future,” said D. Peskov, answering a question about the timing of the new round of negotiations.
The Russian president’s press secretary clarified that the date of the third round of negotiations has not yet been determined, adding that the agreement is being made on a mutual basis.
“This is a mutual process,” noted D. Peskov.
The second round of talks between Russia and Ukraine took place on June 2 in Turkey. The meeting in Istanbul lasted more than an hour. At the meeting, the parties exchanged memoranda on the settlement of the conflict. In addition, the parties agreed to exchange all seriously wounded and seriously ill prisoners of war on the principle of “all for all,” as well as to exchange prisoners of war under the age of 25 and the bodies of the dead. –0–