China News Agency, Moscow, March 27 (Reporter Tian Bing) The head of the Russian negotiating delegation and Russian Presidential Assistant Mekinsky announced on social media on the 27th that the Russian delegation and the Ukrainian delegation decided to A new round of face-to-face negotiations will be held on the 30th.
Mejinsky said that the Russian-Ukrainian delegation held video talks on the 27th and decided to hold face-to-face talks from March 29 to 30.
Alahamia, a member of the Ukrainian negotiating delegation and chairman of the parliamentary group of the Ukrainian People's Servant Party, said on social media on the same day that the Ukrainian-Russian delegation decided to hold a new round of negotiations in Turkey from March 28 to 30.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed in a telephone conversation on the 27th that the next round of talks between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations will be held in Istanbul, according to Russian media citing sources from the Turkish Presidential Office.
According to sources, the two heads of state discussed the latest situation and the negotiation process between Russia and Ukraine during the phone call, and the two sides agreed to hold the next round of negotiations between the Russian and Ukrainian negotiating delegations in Istanbul.
Erdogan also said Turkey would continue to play a role in promoting peace between Russia and Ukraine.
Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24.
On February 28, the Russian-Ukrainian delegation held the first round of negotiations in Gomel Oblast, Belarus.
On March 3, the Russian-Ukrainian delegation held the second round of negotiations in Belarus' Belovezh Forest.
On March 7, the Russian-Ukrainian delegation held the third round of negotiations in the Belovezh Forest, Belarus.
On March 10, during the Diplomatic Forum in Antalya, Turkey, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held talks with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba.
On March 14, the fourth round of negotiations between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations was conducted by video, and the two sides continued to communicate by video.
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