"Vladimir Putin and Olaf Scholz exchanged views concerning another round of talks between Russian and Ukrainian representatives, which was held in Istanbul yesterday," the statement says.
In addition, they touched upon "the safe evacuation of civilians from the areas of hostilities, primarily from Mariupol."
Russia and Ukraine entered into negotiations on February 28. Several rounds of talks took place in Belarus, but then were continued via video link. On March 29, another face-to-face meeting was held in Turkey’s Istanbul.
