Istanbul stays the venue for negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova confirmed on Thursday.
Responding to Anadolu’s query at a press briefing in Moscow, Zakharova mentioned the timing of the subsequent spherical might be decided by the heads of delegations.
“We proceed from the assumption that Istanbul remains the venue. As for the date of the next round of direct Russian-Ukrainian negotiations, it will be determined by the heads of delegations,” she mentioned.
Zakharova additionally thanked Türkiye for its hospitality and steady facilitation of the negotiation course of.
After two rounds of negotiations in Istanbul in May and June, Russia and Ukraine agreed on a prisoner alternate primarily based on the components “one thousand for one thousand,” in addition to the return of severely unwell and younger servicemen beneath age 25.
In a separate assertion, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov mentioned that after finishing all procedures associated to the prisoner exchanges beneath the Istanbul agreements, “it will be time to determine the dates for the third round.”
Source: www.anews.com.tr