Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Istanbul with his team, where he is set to hold talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Key topics include strengthening Ukraine’s defense, bilateral partnership, diplomatic prospects and navigation in the Black Sea.
This was reported by Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
“Important talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan are ahead. We are working to strengthen the protection of our people, interstate partnership with Turkey and real diplomatic prospects,” the president wrote.
According to Zelenskyy, navigation in the Black Sea will be discussed separately during the talks.
The Ukrainian president is also scheduled to meet Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew during the visit.
Zelenskyy did not provide further details about the upcoming talks with Erdoğan.
Earlier, “Glavnoe in Ukraine” reported that Turkey and the United Nations were preparing a new round of talks between Ukraine and Russia on the security of navigation in the Black Sea. Key issues included the possible restoration of the Black Sea grain corridor and a mutual halt to strikes on maritime infrastructure.
