Moscow announced on Wednesday that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will receive his Turkish counterpart, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, on Thursday in a two-day visit. It is expected that the Russian and Turkish presidents will hold a meeting soon.
The Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Maria Zakharova, told reporters, "From August 31st to September 1st, the Turkish Foreign Minister will make a working visit to Moscow to discuss a wide range of topics." This visit comes six days after Çavuşoğlu's visit to Kyiv, where he held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.