Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov today discussed “the appalling humanitarian situation in Gaza” and steps that could be taken on the issue at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, a Turkish diplomatic source said. .

According to this source, Fidan told Lavrov that he hopes a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine war can be found “with the participation of all sides” and that “Turkey supports all initiatives to safeguard regional stability and prosperity”.

Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova posted on her Telegram channel a photo of Lavrov with Fidan in Brazil. “Russian-Turkish talks in Rio,” the caption read.

Lavrov is attending the G20 summit as part of a tour of Latin American countries.

The Kremlin has announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit Turkey in March. The Turkish source said the two ministers also discussed high-level visits planned for the next period.