Erdoğan meets Putin, discusses war in Ukraine – Media
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Vladimir Putin (photo: Getty Images)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 12 on the sidelines of a Turkmenistan forum. They discussed the war in Ukraine, Hurriyet reports.
"Regarding the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Erdoğan expressed hope for its resolution, reaffirming Türkiye's readiness to provide concrete support for diplomatic initiatives aimed at achieving a ceasefire and peace, including within the framework of the Istanbul process," the outlet writes.
What came before
Erdoğan was in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, on December 11 and 12, where he was participating in the International Forum on Peace and Security. The forum was organized to mark the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan's permanent neutrality.
The media had suggested that Erdoğan might meet with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin in Turkmenistan, who is also attending the forum.
The Kremlin had earlier also stated that Putin intended to meet with Erdoğan in Turkmenistan.
The last meeting between Putin and Erdoğan took place in early September in China, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.
In November, the leaders of Türkiye and Russia held a phone call during which they discussed ending the war in Ukraine. It remains unknown whether they discussed resuming the grain corridor.
