ISTANBUL, July 24. /TASS/. Russia and Ukraine held the third round of direct talks in the Turkish city of Istanbul.

The parties agreed to exchange not only service members but also civilians, a source told TASS.

TASS has gathered the key information about the negotiations.

The talks between the two countries’ delegations kicked off at 8:37 p.m. local time (5:37 p.m. GMT) and lasted for about 40 minutes.

According to TRT Haber television, the negotiations had been scheduled for 7:00 p.m. However, the meeting between the delegations was delayed by more than an hour.