Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will hold talks with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in Antalya on Wednesday, to discuss, in particular, the situation in Ukraine and the Black Sea region, as well as military-technical cooperation between the two countries, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Jue 28.
“The talks in Antalya will cover a wide range of topics on the bilateral and international agendas. The topics to be discussed will include the situation in the South Caucasus, the state of affairs in the Middle East and North Africa, in Afghanistan, the situation in Ukraine, in Central Asia, in the East Mediterranean, and the Black Sea region,” the Foreign Ministry said in a commentary on its website.
Also, “particular attention will be given to expanding cooperation in highly technological areas, including military-technical cooperation,” the ministry said.
The talks also will “involve discussions on ensuring the safety of the lives and health of Russian citizens in Turkey following a full resumption of bilateral passenger flights on June 22, 2021,” it said.
The ministers “also will discuss the interaction between the two countries’ relevant authorities to increase efforts to counter coronavirus, the use of the Russian vaccine Sputnik V, and the swift setting-up of its production by Turkish pharmacological companies,” the ministry said.
At the same time, the ministers are planning to “discuss in substance the process of the political settlement of the Syrian conflict in the wake of the Syrian presidential election held on May 26, and the ongoing preparations for the sixth session of the review commission of the Constitutional Committee in Geneva.”
“Also on the agenda will be increasing humanitarian assistance to the local population, the state of affairs in Idlib and northeastern Syria, and counterterrorism,” the ministry said.
“There will also be a substantive exchange of opinions on future developments in Libya, given the positive contribution of the foreign policy initiatives of Moscow and Ankara in the cause of the comprehensive settlement of that country’s crisis,” it said.
“Among the core topics at the talks will be the preparations for a referendum on the constitution and the general elections slated for Dec. 24, assisting the Libyan authorities with solving political and socioeconomic problems, consolidating the national armed forces, and the work of the Joint Military Committee in the ‘five plus five’ format,” the ministry said.
