The Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, and his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, will hold talks in Moscow “in the nearest future”, the TASS news agency reported on Monday, citing the Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova.

Turkey is trying to persuade Russia to return to a deal that allows for the export of grain via Ukraine’s Black Sea ports.

The Kremlin has said Vladimir Putin is likely to hold talks in person soon with Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, but no date or venue has yet been announced.

/The Guardian