Lavrov and Fidan meet in Baku, discuss Ukraine and top-level contacts
In short
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan in Baku on October 15 on the sidelines of an Asian confidence-building summit. RIA Novosti subsequently reported that they discussed support for resolving the crisis around Ukraine and a schedule of top-level contacts.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met in Baku on October 15 during the summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova announced the talks, according to RIA Novosti and Interfax. Later RIA headlines said the ministers discussed support for resolving the crisis around Ukraine and reviewed a schedule of top-level contacts. [ 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]
Interfax reported that Lavrov had arrived in Baku the previous day and had already met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the summit sidelines. Zakharova told the agency that the Russian minister would hold a series of bilateral meetings during the event. The supplied follow-up reports on the Fidan meeting provide no detail beyond the topics stated in their headlines. [ 3 , 4 , 5 ]
Why it matters
The meeting put Ukraine-related diplomacy and future top-level contacts on the ministers' agenda, according to RIA's headlines. The supplied reports give no details of agreed measures or the proposed contact schedule.
Key facts
- Lavrov and Fidan met on the sidelines of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia summit. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova announced the meeting. [ 2 , 3 ]
- RIA Novosti reported discussion of support for resolving the Ukraine crisis. [ 4 ]
- RIA Novosti reported that the ministers reviewed a schedule of top-level contacts. [ 5 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- Any agreed measures on Ukraine or dates for future top-level contacts. The later reports consist only of headlines and do not specify outcomes or dates.