Postponement of the visit of Russian Foreign and Defense Ministers to Turkey.

Moscow, 15.06.2020 - Lana - Russia announced, Sunday, the cancellation of a visit of its foreign ministers, Sergey Lavrov and defense, Sergey Shoygo, to Istanbul, to discuss the latest developments in Libya with Turkish officials. It was scheduled that the two ministers, "Lavrov" and "Shoygo", would arrive in Istanbul later, Sunday, but the Russian Foreign Ministry said - in a statement - that the visit was postponed, noting that: It was agreed to set a later date for the two ministers' visit. The Russian Foreign Ministry added that on behalf of the heads of the two countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Defense of Russia and Turkey are actively working to support the settlement in Libya. The Russian Foreign Ministry continued: "The experts continue intensive contacts, in order to reach a quick ceasefire agreement and the establishment of a negotiating mechanism between the Libyan parties in various fields, politically and economically, under the auspices of the United Nations, according to the outputs of the Berlin Conference and international resolutions." On the other hand, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said that the Minister "Mevlüt Gawish-uglo" and his Russian counterpart, "Sergei Lavrov" decided to postpone the talks during a phone call, Sunday. "The deputy ministers of the two countries will continue to communicate and hold talks in the coming period, and at the ministerial level will take place at a later date," the ministry added - in a statement. =Lana=