Turkey hopes to open a humanitarian corridor between Russia and Ukraine

As part of a trilateral meeting of the Ombudsmen of Turkey, Russia and Ukraine, the parties can agree on the opening of a humanitarian corridor to help the victims, said Turkish Ombudsman Sheref Malkoch, transmits TV channel A Haber.

“We will try to define a roadmap for children’s rights, human rights, the wounded and the exchange of prisoners at the third meeting of the Turkey-Russia-Ukraine ombudsmen … we also have the intention to open a reunification corridor,” he said.

Earlier today, Tatyana Moskalkova, Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia, said that met with his Ukrainian colleague Dmitry Lubenets, during the international conference in Ankara “The Future of Human Rights in the 21st Century”, during the negotiations, the parties discussed issues of humanitarian assistance. She later reported, which also briefly spoke with the ombudsmen of Turkey, Serbia, Azerbaijan, Hungary, Bulgaria, Secretary General of the European Ombudsman Institute Joseph Siegel. In total, 66 participants from 37 countries take part in the event.

In early January, Lubinets spokethat he plans to discuss with Moskalkova the return of civilians who have been prosecuted.

The first face-to-face talks between the Ombudsmen of Russia and Ukraine took place in October 2022, when an exchange of prisoners took place under the control of Moskalkova and Lubinets. Then 110 people returned to Russia, and 108 to Ukraine. I am glad that mutual understanding and readiness to meet each other halfway have been reached on both sides, ”Moskalkova wrote then.

Russia’s special operation in Ukraine began on February 24, 2022. President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin called the protection of the inhabitants of Donbass, as well as the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine, its goals. During the special operation, Russian troops took full control of the LPR, as well as most of the DPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. Subsequently, these territories became part of Russia, and on October 19 martial law was introduced in the regions.