Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Ankara will not be a party to conflicts, as in the case with Ukraine, and will advocate a peaceful solution.
I am calling out to my people: Turkey will not be a party to any war, it will not be a party to any war, it will always be on the side of peace and will be the defender of peace. As is currently the case with Russia and Ukraine, ”RIA Novosti wrote on the NTV channel.
Ankara did not participate in Western sanctions against Russia. Erdogan has repeatedly reiterated that he is trying to hold talks in Turkey between the leaders of the Russian Federation and Ukraine, Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky.
Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar met with his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu. discussed The grain agreement emphasized the importance of an uninterrupted grain supply. The Russian Ministry of Defense emphasized that the talks were held on the initiative of the Turkish side. Akar and Shoigu discussed the results of the implementation of the Black Sea Initiative, the Syria and Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, as well as other areas of cooperation based on mutual interest.