Ukrainian and Russian delegations met: Erdogan called for a truce during his speech
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Negotiating teams of Ukraine and Russia met in Istanbul, were addressed by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, and called for a truce
Rubrнka informs about it, referring to Erdogan's speech, which was broadcast by Ukrainian TV channels.
The President of Turkey called for a truce and said that the continuation of hostilities was not beneficial to anyone.
He also expressed hope that the talks would yield concrete results.
Erdogan also said that successful talks in Istanbul would facilitate a meeting between Ukrainian and Russian leaders.
"As your neighbor, we are very upset by this situation. We have made efforts to end it.
We tried to restore peace, to restore international law," the Turkish president said.
"All international platforms have tried to defend the rights of both countries, to ensure a fair approach to the issue. Our country has also lost many troops, and we tried not to repeat it north of us.
Turkey feels responsible for peace in our region, we believe that peace will be restored. Continuation of the conflict will not benefit anyone, every dead, destroyed building tears apart part of our future.
Restoring peace will benefit both sides and all.
We are waiting for good news from you," Erdogan said.
