Lavrov to Hold Meetings on the Sidelines of the SCO-Diplomat Summit

Maria Zakharova, Foreign Ministry spokesperson, noted that this typically takes place on the sidelines of multilateral events.

Moscow, October 15. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Maria Zakharova said: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is scheduled to hold a series of meetings on the sidelines of the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Baku.

Regarding media reports about Lavrov's possible meeting with Turkey's top diplomat Hakan Fidan, he noted that the minister will hold several meetings, as usually happens on the sidelines of multilateral events.

Lavrov arrived in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, on Wednesday to participate in the CICA meeting. Before this, he had a bilateral meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The parties emphasized the similar or converging positions of the two countries on international issues and expressed hope that the planned meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) informal meeting in Shenzhen will give the leaders of the two countries an opportunity to exchange views.