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The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov

Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov is a Russian diplomat, and since 2004 he has been the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He will visit Turkey on April 6 and 7 at the invitation of his Turkish colleague Mevlut Cavusoglu, said the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, quoted by TASS.

She specified that the two plan to discuss, first of all, the state and prospects of bilateral relations in areas of mutual interest, including trade, energy and tourism.

Also, Lavrov and Çavuşoğlu will "exchange views" on regional and international issues, including the situation in Ukraine, Syria and Nagorno-Karabakh, as well as in Central Asia and Afghanistan, BTA notes.

The Turkish foreign minister discussed the grain deal with his Russian counterpart over the phone

The ministers will specify "a schedule for bilateral contacts at various levels", Zakharova said.

Sergey Lavrov

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Mevlut Cavusoglu