Russian, Ukrainian negotiators to meet in Istanbul on March 29

The two-day talks between Russia and Ukraine will start in Istanbul on Tuesday at 10:30 local time and will be held at the Dolmabahce Palace, Report informs citing Anadolu news agency that the meeting will be closed to the press.

Earlier, the Office of the Turkish President reported that during telephone talks, the leaders of Turkey and Russia, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin, agreed on a meeting of the Moscow and Kyiv negotiators in Istanbul.

Spokesman for the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that these negotiations are expected to start on March 29. For his part, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that there are chances for an agreement between Moscow and Kyiv.