“Ukraine deserves to join NATO, Russia and Ukraine must return to peace talks”the Turkish president said today Recep Tayyip Erdogan after his meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart in Istanbul.
“We will support the reconstruction of Ukraine and continue efforts to end the war through negotiations”he also pointed out.
Erdogan also said he hopes how to extend the agreement that makes it possible to export Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Turkey in August, Erdogan said.
Yesterday, Friday (7/7), Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky they met in Istanbul following the invitation of the former to the latter.
After the face-to-face talks they had at the Vakhdetin Palace, Erdogan and Zelenskiy will have meetings with their delegations to discuss bilateral relations, regional and international issues, including the latest developments in the Russia-Ukraine war; of the Black Sea grain agreement due to expire on 17 July and ensuring peace and stability in the Black Sea region.
Based on this agreement, more than 32 tons of grain are transported to people in needaccording to Turkish officials.
After the meeting, Erdogan and Zelensky said the negotiations were “very important.”
Volodymyr Zelensky via Twitter said that they negotiated security in the Black Sea region, but also security in general in the European area. “I am grateful for the support I received for our territorial integrity and sovereignty, for the formula for Peace. We talked about the protection of our countries and our people”. In addition, he said that he will discuss with Erdogan separately the issue of Ukrainian grain exports from the Black Sea.
The ErdoÄŸan-Zelensky meeting in Istanbul is in a charged atmosphere
The reference of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky to the issue of Sweden’s accession to NATO has now become an occasion to charge the climate in his meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul.
The Ukrainian president warned that “the lack of unity within NATO represents a threat to global security”referring to the Turkish veto of Sweden’s NATO membership.
Turkey can’t approve Sweden’s NATO candidacy when it still opens its arms to terroristssaid Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, before welcoming Volodymyr Zelensky, lowering the bar of expectations for Ankara’s stance at the Vilnius Summit, as reported by ERT.
“How can Turkey trust a country where terrorists have escaped? How can a country that fails to distance itself from terrorism contribute to NATO?’ said the Turkish president speaking at a military school graduation ceremony in Istanbul.
On the initiative of the Secretary General of the Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, Erdogan and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristerson will meet on Monday (10/7) in Vilniusthe eve of the start of the summit, in an attempt to lift the Turkish veto on Sweden’s accession.
The Turkish president, who is blocking Sweden from joining NATO from May 2022, accusing it of an alleged lenient attitude towards Kurdish fighters who have taken refuge on its soil, he also said he was in favor of an “open door policy”.
On Saturday morning (8/7) President Zelensky will visit Fanari, where on the 10th he will meet with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.
Source: News Beast
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