According to what the spokeswoman told the press on Wednesday, the head of the Russian diplomacy will attend the IV Antalya Diplomatic Forum on April 12 at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, where he will deliver a speech and hold several bilateral meetings.

In the Ottoman nation, Lavrov plans to discuss key aspects of the international agenda, including the situation in the Middle East, North Africa, the South Caucasus, and the Black Sea region.

Zakharova also informed that prior to his trip to Turkey on April 11, the foreign minister will participate in the Kazakh city of Almaty in a meeting of the foreign ministers of Russia and Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan), formerly part of the Soviet Union.

ef/abo/mem/gfa