Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after arriving in Istanbul on Saturday 31 October.
Source: the Turkish president's press service, as reported by European Pravda
Details: Erdoğan welcomed the Ukrainian president to his Dolmabahçe residence in Istanbul.
After an exchange of greetings between the delegations, Erdogan and Zelenskyy proceeded to hold one-on-one talks.
The talks between the delegations are attended by Turkish Defence Minister Yaşar Güler, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, İbrahim Kalın, Head of Türkiye's National Intelligence Organisation, and Rustem Umierov, Head of Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service.
The Ukrainian president reported that the talks with the Turkish leader would focus on bilateral partnership and diplomatic prospects for ending the Russia-Ukraine war. The presidents will also discuss maritime security in the Black Sea.
Background: In early October, Erdoğan held a telephone conversation with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, during which they discussed Black Sea security , among other topics. A few days ago, Erdoğan told US President Donald Trump in a phone call that Türkiye is willing to contribute to reviving the diplomatic process between Ukraine and Russia. The Turkish president previously said Ankara was stepping up its diplomatic efforts to resume grain exports via the Black Sea and had received a positive signal from Ukraine on the matter.
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