Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed the situation in the Black Sea and the Middle East with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan during talks on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum.

Axar.az reports, citing TASS, during the meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkiye, Hakan Fidan, key aspects of the international and regional agenda were discussed in detail, including the situation in the Middle East and North Africa, the South Caucasus, and the Black Sea region," the ministry said.

The Foreign Ministry added that the two sides exchanged views on key issues of political dialogue between Russia and Turkiye, as well as trade, economic, and energy cooperation. The ministers also discussed the schedule of upcoming Russian-Turkish contacts.