Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is expected to visit Turkey on Friday and Saturday to participate in the Antalya Diplomatic Forum, announced the Russian and Turkish Ministries of Foreign Affairs.
The forum gathers heads of state and government, ministers, diplomats, business leaders, and researchers every year in this seaside resort © Mena Today
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is expected to visit Turkey on Friday and Saturday to participate in the Antalya Diplomatic Forum, announced the Russian and Turkish Ministries of Foreign Affairs.
According to Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, who spoke to the press, Lavrov will meet his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, on this occasion, a confirmation echoed by Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesperson Oncu Keçeli.
Lavrov's previous visit to Turkey dates back to April 2023, during which he met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara.
Moreover, the Russian minister participated in the Antalya Forum in March 2022, just weeks after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and visited the Turkish capital in June of the same year.
This forum gathers heads of state and government, ministers, diplomats, business leaders, and researchers every year in this seaside resort.
Turkey, a Black Sea coastal state like Russia and Ukraine, has managed to maintain ties with both warring parties since the conflict began.
It has been significantly involved in the maritime export of Ukrainian cereals through a secure corridor under the auspices of the UN, while also facing criticism for actively aiding in bypassing Western sanctions against Russia.
The mayor of Izmir, Turkey's third-largest city and a bastion of its secular opposition, joined President Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AK Party (AKP) on Wednesday, giving it the mayoralty of a city it has never won at the ballot box.
Israelis will on Wednesday mark three years since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, triggering a military assault that destroyed much of Gaza, where conditions remain dire despite a year-old ceasefire that is meant to halt the war for good.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Ankara and Istanbul from October 21 to 23, his office said on Tuesday, in what will be the first dedicated bilateral visit to NATO ally Turkey by a Canadian leader.
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