Turkiye, Ukraine, Russia foreign ministers conclude meeting

Baku, March 10, AZERTAC

The foreign ministers of Turkiye, Ukraine and Russia met on Thursday with the aim of reaching lasting peace as the Russia-Ukraine war entered its 15th day, according to Anadolu Agency.

The high-level tripartite meeting began at 11:20 a.m. local time (0820GMT) on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkiye and lasted for more than an hour.

Russia's Sergei Lavrov, Ukraine's Dmytro Kuleba and Turkiye's Mevlut Cavusoglu are due to hold press conferences separately.

Separately, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday also expressed hope for the meeting to open doors for permanent cease-fire.

The first round of negotiations took place on Feb. 28 in Gomel, Belarus near the Ukrainian border and lasted five hours.

The second round took place on March 3 and the third on March 7, both in the Brest region of Belarus.