Russia's Lavrov Discloses Details Of Istanbul Talks Regarding Ukraine
Date
7/18/2024 1:10:54 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced some details of
the Istanbul talks regarding Ukraine, Azernews reports, citing the
Russian minister telling at a press conference at the UN.
According to him, if the agreement reached in Istanbul was
signed between the delegations of the two countries in April 2022,
Ukraine would remain within the borders of 1991, except for Crimea
(annexed by Russia - Note) and territories controlled by Russian
troops at that time.
It should be noted that on March 10, within the framework of the
diplomatic forum held in Antalya, a meeting was held between the
foreign ministers of Ukraine and Russia, Dmitry Kuleba and Sergey
Lavrov, and on March 29, negotiations at the delegation level were
started in Istanbul.
During the meeting, the Ukrainian side handed over the draft
agreement ("Istanbul Communiqué") to the representatives of Russia.
Here, among other issues, it was suggested that Ukraine is ready
for non-alignment status as a non-nuclear country under special
security guarantees and that the Crimean issue should be resolved
through diplomacy within 15 years.
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