Turkey Continues Efforts to Achieve Its Goals

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced during negotiations with Volodymyr Zelensky in New York that Ankara will exert efforts to restore the grain deal in Ukraine and to bring about a ceasefire. Erdoğan met with Zelensky at the 'Turkish House' in New York, where he arrived to participate in the 79th session of the UN General Assembly.

During the meeting, bilateral relations between Turkey and Ukraine, the course of the war, peace efforts, and regional and global issues were discussed. 'During the meeting, President Erdoğan stated that Turkey has always believed that the Ukraine-Russia war can be concluded through dialogue, while defending Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty, and that Turkey will continue to work towards achieving this goal,' said the Turkish leader's office.

'President Erdoğan stated that Turkey is ready to take all possible measures of support, including mediation, to achieve a fair and sustainable peace, and that efforts will continue to revive the Black Sea grain initiative and reach a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, which could open the door to peace,' the statement said.