Zelensky spoke about the participating countries of the meeting on security in the Black Sea

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on April 15 that representatives of Ukraine, France, Great Britain and Turkey were discussing security issues in the Black Sea at a meeting in Istanbul.

"There will be representatives of Europe who were identified at the Paris summit — Britain, France, Ukraine will definitely be present, and the host country, Turkey," he said at a press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Odessa.

Zelensky added that there have already been several meetings of the "coalition of the willing" in various formats, including on security issues in the Black Sea.

For the parties' reasons: the Russian Federation and the United States have made progress in the "Black Sea Initiative"

It became known what Moscow and Washington agreed on during 12-hour consultations in Riyadh.

On April 13, the Turkish Ministry of National Defense announced that a meeting would be held in the country where military representatives from foreign countries would discuss the safety of navigation in the Black Sea.

Earlier, on April 1, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin discussed with Turkish Ambassador to Russia Tanju Bilgic the safety of navigation in the Black Sea. They paid special attention to the Ukrainian crisis, focusing on finding ways to resolve it and eliminate its causes.