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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a news conference following talks with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in Moscow, Russia March 16, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Pool
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LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) – Russia said on Wednesday there were no obstacles to a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy, but that such a meeting would only take place to seal a specific agreement.
“There are no obstacles to the organisation of such a meeting with the understanding that it would not be just for its own sake; it would have to seal concrete agreements which are currently being worked out by the two delegations,” Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters.
Lavrov said the delegations were meeting via video conference.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a news conference following talks with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in Moscow, Russia March 16, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/PoolRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comLONDON, March 16 (Reuters) – Russia said on Wednesday there were no obstacles to a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy, but that such a meeting would only take place to seal a specific agreement.”There are no obstacles to the organisation of such a meeting with the understanding that it would not be just for its own sake; it would have to seal concrete agreements which are currently being worked out by the two delegations,” Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters.Lavrov said the delegations were meeting via video conference.Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comReporting by Guy Faulconbridge, editing by Andrei KhalipOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.