According to the dispatch published this Friday by Zakharova on her Telegram channel, the head of Russian diplomacy will meet with his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, on the sidelines of the meeting.

Foreign authorities plan to discuss a wide range of issues, mainly the status and prospects of bilateral cooperation in areas of mutual interest, such as trade, energy, security, banking, and tourism.

In addition, the parties will develop a calendar of bilateral contacts at various levels.

On the sidelines of the forum, Lavrov also plans to hold a series of bilateral meetings with the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan, as well as King Mswati III of Eswatini.

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