Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met on Oct. 15 on the sidelines of the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Baku. The meeting was announced by the Turkish Foreign Ministry and the Russian side.
According to the Russian statement, the ministers exchanged views on current tasks to intensify trade, economic and energy cooperation, with a focus on progress in key bilateral projects.

The two sides reaffirmed the importance of coordinating Russian and Turkish action on the international stage, including efforts to help achieve a fair settlement of the crisis around Ukraine. They also reviewed the schedule of top-level and high-level contacts.
Fidan is representing Türkiye at the summit in place of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The same day he met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and the Turkish delegation walked out during a speech by Israeli President Isaac Herzog.