On March 10, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov was on a working visit to Turkey (Antalya) at the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey M. Cavusoglu. During the trip, Sergey Lavrov held a number of bilateral talks.
In an interview with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey M. Cavusoglu, Sergey Lavrov informed about the progress and tasks of the special military operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine. On our part, it was stressed that the long-term expansion of NATO in Eastern Europe in the immediate vicinity of Russia’s borders, the deployment of offensive weapons there, the pumping of weapons by the nationalist regime in Kiev, which refused to comply with the Minsk Agreements, provoked an unprecedented increase in military tension, to which we were forced to respond.
The key aspects of the international agenda were touched upon, including the problems of settlement in Transcaucasia and BiH, cooperation between Russia and Turkey in the Black Sea region and within international structures.
The ministers held a “reconciliation of hours” on topical issues of the Russian-Turkish political dialogue and trade and economic cooperation.
The schedule of upcoming contacts at the highest and highest level was discussed.
