“During a meeting in Turkmenistan, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Russian leader Vladimir Putin that in the context of the war against Ukraine, at least a partial ceasefire and a halt to attacks on energy infrastructure and ports is needed.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Illustrative photo: Getty Images Source: “European Truth” with reference to the Turkish agency Anadolu
Details: Erdogan met with Putin on the sidelines of the International Forum of Peace and Trust held in the capital of Turkmenistan. As reported by the Office of Communications under the Administration of the President of Turkey, the talks focused on efforts to achieve peace in the Russian-Ukrainian war.
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Erdogan once again said that Turkey will support peace efforts. In addition, all issues were discussed in detail, including the freezing of Russian assets by the EU.
Erdoğan noted that the efforts to end the war by establishing a just and durable peace are of great value, and he also expressed his belief in the possibility of achieving progress in areas of practical benefit to both sides.
Erdoğan also noted that it would be useful to introduce a limited ceasefire regime, primarily with regard to energy facilities and ports.
Erdogan said that Turkey was closely following the negotiation process aimed at ending the war and could accept negotiations in all formats in this context.
We will remind:
- The other day, representatives of the embassies of Ukraine and Russia were summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey to express their concern over a series of attacks on ships of the Russian “shadow fleet” in the Black Sea.
- President Erdoğan called these attacks “an alarming escalation”.