Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is going to visit Ukraine Aug. 25, Turkish news outlet T24 reported on Aug. 22.

Sources within Ankara’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs told the journalists that following Fidan's three-day official visit to Iraq which began today, he will head to Ukraine on Aug. 25.

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During what would be his first visit to Kyiv, Fidan is expected to discuss escalating tensions in the Black Sea, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and bilateral relations.

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Following yesterday's cabinet meeting, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that the "country will make more efforts to re-open the 'grain corridor' under fair conditions that will meet the expectations of all parties in the future, and will ensure that hopes for peace will sprout," and that Fidan will also visit Russia in the coming days.

Fidan has also previously met with Russia's ambassador in Ankara, Alexey Yerkhov. A ministry statement noted that the meeting focused on discussing pertinent bilateral and regional agenda matters.

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