Russia's FM Lavrov to visit Turkey in early April: Turkish TV

Russia's foreign minister is set to visit Turkey next month as the war in Ukraine intensifies with Moscow and Kyiv expected to launch a spring offensive.

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30 March, 2023

Lavrov is widely viewed as Russian President Vladimir Putin's right hand man [source: Getty]

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Turkey on April 6-7, Turkish private broadcaster NTV reported on Thursday.

The war in Ukraine and developments in Syria would be discussed in talks during Lavrov's visit, as well as commerce, energy issues and bilateral ties, NTV said.

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Turkey has sought to tow a middle way during the Ukraine invasion, maintaining relations with both Kyiv and Moscow and offering itself as a mediator.

The deputy foreign ministers of Syria, Turkey, Iran and Russia are also set to meet in April in Moscow, Turkish and Iranian officials said this week, building on contacts between Ankara and Damascus after years of hostilities during the Syrian war.