Erdogan offered to hold talks between Putin and Zelensky in Turkey
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Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, invited him to hold a meeting with Vladimir Zelensky in Turkey.
“I once again reminded Mr. Putin that we can hold his meeting with Mr. Zelensky. We will continue to develop our dialogue with our Black Sea neighbor, Russia, in all areas in order to contribute to regional and global peace,” Erdogan told reporters upon his return from Sochi (quoted from “RIA News”).
The Turkish President expressed confidence that the Ukrainian crisis would be settled at the negotiating table.
On August 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting in Sochi with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Communication took place first in a bilateral, and then in an expanded format – the heads of state were joined by members of their delegations. The talks lasted more than four hours and ended with the signing of a joint statement.
In a joint statement following the talks, the presidents reaffirmed “the common will to further develop relations based on respect” and the recognition of “mutual interests” in accordance with international circumstances.
Putin and Erdogan agreed to increase the volume of bilateral trade “on a balanced basis”, “to meet the expectations of the opposite side in the economy and energy.” The leaders of Russia and Turkey promised to take steps to increase cooperation in trade, transport, agriculture, industry, finance, tourism and construction.
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