Tsavousoglou: It will take decades to “restore trust” between West and Russia

It will undoubtedly take several decades to “restore trust” between Western countries and Russiasaid today the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Tsavousoglou.

«Rebuilding all of this will take time. It will probably take decades for trust to be restored“, Noted Tsavousoglou, also estimating that”we are watching the beginning of a new Cold War».

A member of NATO and an ally of Kiev – to which he handed over unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) – the Turkey has been trying since its inception war in Ukraine to mediate between the opposing sides and refused to align with Western sanctions aimed at Russia, anxious, as the French Agency writes, to maintain an open line with the Kremlin as well.

In fact, Turkey has hosted twice direct negotiations between the two parties, on 10 March at ministerial level in Antalya (south) and on 29 March in Istanbul.

«Despite the developments in the field, we believe that remains a space for diplomacy“, Added the head of the Russian diplomacy in a joint press conference with his Hungarian counterpart Peter Sigiarto in Ankara.

It is worth noting that at the moment peace talks have been “complicated” due to the siege of Mariupol, as Kyiv said a few hours ago.

Besides, Tsavousoglou said that “prompt measures must be taken for a ceasefireBetween Kyiv and Moscow, broadcasts by APE BPE.

For the conflicts in Jerusalem

The Turkish Foreign Minister finally said that the Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan will have a telephone conversation with the President of Israel today Isaac Herzogafter Israeli operations against Palestinian worshipers at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque last week.

«We already have make our statements and continue our contacts in response to the unacceptable attacks by the Israeli security forces in the West Bank and Al Aqsa“, Mevlüt Çavuşoλουlu said at a press conference in Ankara.