Erdoğan to Zelensky: Istanbul talks have given "meaningful impetus" to peace efforts to end Russia-Ukraine war
Holding a telephone call with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan renewed his offer to host the meeting of Russian and Ukrainian leaders to find peace between the fighting sides.
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- Published Date: 08:59 | 31 March 2022
- Modified Date: 01:30 | 01 April 2022
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky by phone on Thursday that Russian-Ukrainian peace talks in Istanbul this week had given "meaningful impetus" to efforts to end the war in Ukraine, according to the information released by the presidential sources.
During the telephone conversation, Erdoğan reiterated his proposal to bring together Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting in Turkey, the Turkish presidency said in a written statement.
ZELENSKY THANKS TURKEY FOR READINESS TO GUARANTEE UKRAINE'S SECURITY
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for Turkey's readiness to provide security guarantees to Ukraine in a call on Thursday, Zelensky said in a social media post.
Ukraine's president also wrote that the two leaders "agreed on further steps towards peace."
Turkey hosted peace talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations on Tuesday, where the Ukrainian side proposed a system of security guarantees by several third countries, including Turkey.
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