INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russian and Ukrainian negotiators began face-to-face talks in Istanbul on Tuesday, the official Turkish news agency said, with host Turkish
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urging them to "put an end to this tragedy."The face-to-face talks at the Dolmabahce palace in Istanbul are
aimed at trying to end a war has killed an estimated 20,000 people and forced more than 10 million from their homes."The two parties have
It's possible to reach a solution acceptable to the international community," Erdogan said."It's up to the two parties to put an end to this
tragedy," he insisted, adding that the "extension of the conflict is in no one's interest.""The whole world is waiting for good news from
you," Erdogan continued.Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was also due to meet the Ukrainian and Russian delegations on
Tuesday.Turkey previously hosted on March 10 the first meeting between the Ukrainian and Russian foreign ministers following Russia's
invasion of Ukraine on February 24.Those talks in the southern city of Antalya failed to produce a ceasefire or make any other visible
efforts to find a solution to the crisis through dialogue, negotiation and an agreement.Turkey, which shares a Black Sea coast with both
Russia and Ukraine, is seeking to maintain good relations with both and has offered to mediate since the start of the war.Ankara is a
France and Greece on a "humanitarian operation" to evacuate people from the devastated Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, which has been
