Russian and Turkish foreign ministers discuss Ukraine in Türkiye's Antalya
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Sat, 12 Apr 2025 17:36:00 +0300

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov have discussed efforts to secure a ceasefire in the RussoUkrainian war during their meeting in Trkiye on Saturday 12 April.
Source Turkish newspaper Daily Sabah, citing a Turkish diplomatic source, as reported by European Pravda Details Fidan and Lavrov also discussed energy cooperation and bilateral relations during a meeting on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomatic Forum in southern Trkiye, the source said.
They also discussed current events in Syria and the situation in Gaza.
Ankara has consistently defended Ukraines territorial integrity since the start of the Russian invasion in 2022.
However, it also maintains good ties with Russia and remains the only NATO member that has not joined sanctions against Moscow.
Trkiye supports a diplomatic solution to the UkraineRussia war.
Ankara has repeatedly proposed itself as a venue for peace talks.
The threeday forum, which began on Friday in the southern Turkish city of Antalya, is devoted to the theme of Reclaiming Diplomacy in a Fragmented World.
Background Fidan recently stated that Trkiye is ready to join any new European security architecture if NATO collapses.
Before that, the Turkish Ministry of Defence noted that the country was ready to deploy troops to Ukraine if necessary to ensure peace.
Earlier, media reports suggested that Ankara, in discussions with representatives from both Ukraine and Russia, expressed its willingness to consider deploying its military on Ukrainian soil as part of a peacekeeping force.
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