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The next meeting of foreign ministers in the "3+3" format will be held in Türkiye, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told reporters, adding that the meeting is scheduled for the first half of 2024, Azernews reports.

"The first meeting in this format, though at the level of our deputies, was held in December 2021 in Moscow. During it, the Russian side, as an organizer of the event, presented a document describing our vision of the prospects of practical cooperation projects in this format. This includes both the economy, energy, trade, transport, information and communications technologies, natural resources, and, of course, the humanitarian field, including education, culture, and tourism," the minister said following the "3+3" format ministerial meeting on the South Caucasus.

"Consent was expressed in all those areas. The parties agreed that each of the participating sides should appoint a special representative who would formulate national ideas within the framework of each field that I mentioned. Later, all this will be coordinated by our Turkish colleagues, who will host the second ministerial meeting scheduled roughly for the first half of next year," Lavrov added.

The minister also added that the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia has largely been resolved.

"Both sides have agreed that Garabagh belongs to Azerbaijan, and this was the main unresolved problem.

"There are now, of course, practical steps remaining to be made for the full normalization of relations, first of all, the preparation of a peace treaty, the delimitation of borders, and the establishment of transport and economic ties without any obstacles, as was agreed at the meetings of the presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia," the minister added.

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