Fidan meets senior Russian officials on ending war with Ukraine
ANKARA
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on May 26 met with Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, who led a delegation at the Ukraine talks held in Istanbul on May 16.
Fidan held meetings with senior Russian officials in Moscow on May 26, amid intensified efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine following historic talks between the two warring sides in Istanbul.
Fidan arrived in Moscow on May 26 for a two-day trip, according to a statement by the Turkish Foreign Ministry.
On his first day, he is scheduled to be received by Putin, his aide Vladimir Medinsky and Foreign Intelligence Service head Sergey Narishkin, according to the sources.
Fidan will meet his counterpart Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on May 27.
The sources have underlined that Fidan and his interlocutors will discuss all the aspects of the bilateral relations, regional and global matters particularly the ongoing war and the situation in the Middle East.
Fidan’s trip to Moscow comes after Türkiye hosted first direct talks between the two warring parties in Istanbul after three years.
Before Fidan’s meetings, the spokesman of Kremlin, Sergey Peskov expressed Russia’s gratefulness for Türkiye over the meetings in Istanbul.
“We are grateful to Türkiye for providing ideal conditions for the negotiations in Istanbul,” Peskov stressed, informing that Ukraine will be top issue during talks with Fidan.
Peskov also said necessary works should be done for the next round of talks with Ukraine but described the process as uncertain.
Türkiye proposes to serve as a honest broker between Russia and Ukraine.
Erdoğan, in his telephonic conversations with U.S. President Donald Trump and Putin as well as with Ukraine President Volodymir Zelensky who came to Ankara in mid-May, reiterated Ankara’s readiness to contribute for peace and stability in the region.
