Erdogan talks with Putin, asks him to declare a unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine

2023-01-05 12:39:47Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Erdogan talks with Putin, asks him to declare a unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has held a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to whom he has told that peace efforts in the Russia-Ukraine war must be supported by a unilateral ceasefire and a "vision for a just solution". .

Erdogan and the Russian president have been talking constantly since Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February last year. Turkey brokered a deal with the United Nations to allow grain exports from Ukrainian ports.

"President Erdogan said that calls for peace and negotiations should be supported by a unilateral ceasefire and a vision for a just solution," the Turkish presidency announced, adding that Erdogan reminded him of the positive results of the wheat corridor agreement.

The two leaders also discussed Syria. As announced by the Turkish presidency, Erdogan told Putin to take concrete steps to clear the Kurdish militants from the Syrian border region.


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