Rome, 12 May (LaPresse) – Russian and Turkish Foreign Ministers Sergei Lavrov and Hakan Fidan discussed by telephone issues related to Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal to start negotiations on Ukraine in Istanbul on 15 May. This was reported by the Russian Foreign Ministry, quoted by Ria Novosti. ‘The heads of the foreign policy departments discussed issues related to the initiative of Russian President Vladimir Putin to start direct negotiations on the Ukrainian settlement in Istanbul on 15 May,’ the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a message on its Telegram channel.