President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that Turkey will contribute
to regional peace in the Black Sea region, Trend reports citing
Daily
Sabah. Erdoğan delivered the remarks to members of the Turkish
press accompanying him on his way back from the Russian resort town
of Sochi where he held meetings with his Russian counterpart
Vladimir Putin and discussed bilateral and regional issues.
Erdoğan said he suggested to Putin that he hold a meeting with
the Ukrainian president in Turkey in order to contribute to
regional peace.
He dubbed a cease-fire between Russia and Ukraine as being
possible “if the parties show sensitivity to the promises
made.”
“Although Turkey’s intelligence carries out work with the Syrian
intelligence, terrorist groups still exist in Syria,” Erdoğan told
Putin and asked for Russia’s support on this matter.
“Russia’s Putin maintains a fair approach toward Turkey,” said
Erdoğan, adding “he will always be with us in the fight against
terrorism.”
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