Ankara: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha in Turkey’s city of Antalya before the upcoming Russia-Ukraine peace talks scheduled in Istanbul. According to a report by Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency, Fidan told Sybiha on Wednesday that Turkey is ready to provide all kinds of support, including holding talks, to help achieve peace.
After the meeting, Sybiha wrote on the social media platform X that he and Fidan thoroughly discussed ways to advance a “meaningful peace process”.
“I reaffirmed Ukraine’s commitment to peace, our immediate and unconditional readiness for a full and durable ceasefire, as well as our offer of the highest-level direct meeting between Ukraine and Russia,” he wrote. The meeting also covered preparations for a planned visit to Turkey by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Xinhua news agency reported.
Last Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed resuming direct negotiations with Ukraine on May 15 in Istanbul. That same day, Ukrainian President Zelensky said he would be prepared to meet with Putin in Istanbul. (IANS)
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