KIEV, Oct. 16 - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk will meet in Belgorod, Russia, on Oct. 18-19, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Deschytsia said at a briefing in Kiev on Tuesday.

Bilateral talks between the foreign ministers are planned for Oct. 18. The talks will focus on political issues and urgent matters in Ukrainian-Russian relations, including preparations for the session of the Yuschenko-Putin Commission.