The proposal for talks at the highest level of Ukrainian and Russian Presidents in Turkey was repeated by Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin yesterday.

“The positive and constructive negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul have raised hopes for peace,” he said.

In the same vein, the Turkish presidency mentioned in a statement that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated his offer to host Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, for talks on securing peace between Kyiv and Moscow.

Putin thanked Erdogan for hosting the peace talks in Istanbul, the statement added.

It is recalled that on Thursday, 31/3, the President of Turkey stated to his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, that the Russian-Ukrainian peace talks held in Istanbul earlier in the week gave a substantial impetus to his efforts to end the conflict, while he reiterated his proposal for a meeting between Mr. Zelensky and Vladimir Putin in Turkey.

For his part, Mr. Zelensky thanked Mr. Erdogan for his willingness to provide security guarantees to Ukraine. As the Ukrainian President wrote on Twitter, the two leaders agreed to take further steps for peace.

Source: CNN Greece

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