Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov answers reporters questions after his bilateral meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at the APEC Ministers Summit in Lima, Peru November 17, 2016. REUTERS/Mark Ralston/Pool

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday it was preparing to take part in the Normandy format talks on Ukraine with other foreign ministries in Minsk on November 29.

The Normandy format includes Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine.