Dates for next round of talks with Kiev to be set shortly - Russian Foreign Ministry

ST. PETERSBURG. June 19 (Interfax) - The Russian delegation is ready to arrive in Istanbul after June 22 to hold the third round of negotiations with Ukraine, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said, adding that the meeting's dates will be announced shortly.

"Our delegation, I mean the delegation of the Russian Federation that was approved by the decision of the president of our country, will be ready to arrive in Istanbul after June 22 to continue negotiations. Specific dates will be determined in the near future and will certainly be announced by representatives and the leadership of the delegation itself," Zakharova said at a press briefing on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

"The plan for the next, third round is to exchange comments regarding the sides' memoranda passed on May 28 and June 2 and containing Ukraine crisis settlement proposals," she said.