Russian Overseas Minister Sergei Lavrov met his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba in Turkey on Thursday.
“The assembly has began,” Russian international ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova advised reporters.
The assembly was brokered by Turkish Overseas Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. Photos of the assembly launched by Zakharova confirmed the Russian and Ukrainians sitting reverse one another.
On the similar time, civilians began leaving the Ukrainian metropolis of Sumy by means of a “humanitarian hall” on Thursday following an settlement on a neighborhood ceasefire, the regional governor mentioned.
A number of thousand folks have left the besieged metropolis this week beneath agreements with Russia, which invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24. Individuals had been additionally leaving the close by settlements of Krasnopillya and Trostyanets, Governor Dmytro Zhyvytskyy mentioned.
“The (evacuation) columns are leaving. The ceasefire has been agreed!” he mentioned.