Erdogan wants to go back to Russian-Ukrainian peace efforts

At the Erdogan-Zelensky joint press convention held final night in Istanbul, Turkish President Recep Erdogan stated that Ukraine has earned the proper to be a member of NATO.

“I would like to re-emphasize a factor that I actually have usually consistently defended: a just peace does no longer create losers. Despite the variations between the parties, we really want to return to peace efforts,” stated the pinnacle of Turkey, who more than as soon as offered his mediation to preserve negotiations among Ukraine and Russia.

At the press conference, Zelensky stated that inside the assembly with Erdoğan, they targeted initially on how the leadership of Turkey and the president can assist to repair peace and regular global order, where the pastimes of all peoples are balanced.

“Of route, with Mr. Erdoğan, we very well mentioned the state of affairs in our Black Sea place and in Europe as a whole. We share the identical factor of view that nobody has the proper to impose on our states and peoples anything that doesn't correspond to our interests. The Black Sea need to be an area of protection and cooperation, not war and crises or so-referred to as frozen conflicts, that could re-emerge at any second and affect lives and people,” stated the President of Ukraine.

A meeting between Erdogan and Putin is deliberate in the near future, which Erdogan additionally stated. The press spokesman of the Kremlin confirmed Putin’s visit, however Peskov did now not specify a specific date. According to Turkish sources, Putin’s go to will possibly take location in August.