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Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov welcomes United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for peace talks over Moscow's ongoing "special military operation" in Ukraine. IMAGES
A delegation from the Taliban arrives for talks with Russia in Moscow, as the rulers of Afghanistan seek to assert influence on Central Asia and push for action against Islamic State fighters within Afghanistan. Sergey Lavrov, Russia's veteran foreign minister, also arrives to address the gathering. IMAGES
The leaders of Russia and Turkey meet in Moscow after a surge in fighting in Syria raised fears of their armies clashing and launched a new migrant crisis. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he is looking for Putin to agree to a rapid ceasefire in Idlib, the northwestern province of Syria where Ankara is battling Moscow-backed regime forces. IMAGES
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura in Moscow as simultaneous peace talks begin in Astana in Kazakhstan. IMAGES
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and his Guyanese counterpart Irfaan Ali begin talks in the Caribbean aimed at easing tensions over Caracas's claims on Guyana's oil-rich Essequibo region. IMAGES