30.05.2025 22:31
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. During the call, Erdoğan told Zelensky that discussing a possible ceasefire in the second round of talks planned to be held in Istanbul would pave the way for peace.
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that addressing a possible ceasefire in the second round of talks planned to be held in Istanbul during his phone conversation with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky would pave the way for peace.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.
ERDOĞAN'S MESSAGE TO ZELENSKY FROM ISTANBUL
In the meeting, President Erdoğan expressed that Turkey will continue to make efforts to achieve a fair and lasting peace between Ukraine and Russia, and that Turkey is in favor of continuing the talks that started in Istanbul between the delegations of the two countries. He also expressed his satisfaction that the prisoner exchange agreed upon in the Istanbul talks has been realized in a short time.
"THE MEETING IN ISTANBUL WILL PAVE THE WAY FOR PEACE"
President Erdoğan stated that addressing a possible ceasefire in the second round of talks planned to be held in Istanbul would lay the groundwork for peace, and that the participation of both countries with strong delegations in the meeting is important for maintaining the momentum achieved towards peace.
"MEETINGS SHOULD ALSO BE HELD AT THE LEADERS' LEVEL"
President Erdoğan expressed that after the completion of the inter-delegation talks, meetings should also be held at the leaders' level to benefit the peace process, and he believes that this should be done without much delay.
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