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“A fair peace will have no losers”

Delivering remarks at a meeting between negotiation delegations of Russia and Ukraine, President Erdoğan said: “We believe a fair peace will have no losers. A prolonged conflict is not in anyone’s interest.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered remarks at a meeting between negotiation delegations of Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul. Beginning his remarks by voicing Türkiye’s pleasure to host the Russian and Ukrainian delegations at such a critical time, and to contribute to their efforts to restore peace, President Erdoğan said: “I hope the talks will lead to auspicious results for both countries, the...

“In the Russia-Ukraine war, we are the only country exerting sincere efforts in order for the crisis to be solved through dialogue”

Delivering remarks following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting, President Erdoğan said: “In the Russia-Ukraine war, we are virtually the only country that has been exerting sincere efforts in order for the crisis, which has been continuing since 2014, to be solved through dialogue, negotiation and agreement. While everyone pursued provocations back in the day, we at every opportunity advised the parties to restore peace. And today, we as the sole country, whose justness, sincerity and friendship are trusted in by both sides, are making the greatest efforts on the path to peace.”  President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered remarks to...

Russia-Ukraine negotiation delegations to meet tomorrow in Dolmabahçe

As a result of diplomatic initiatives led by Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Russia-Ukraine negotiation delegations will meet in Istanbul tomorrow.  The delegations' meeting will begin at 10.30 a.m. tomorrow at the Presidential Working Office in Dolmabahçe.  After the meeting begins, members of the press will be allowed to broadcast in a designated location in front of the Presidential Working Office in Dolmabahçe. During their phone call, President Erdoğan and President Putin of Russia agreed on holding the next meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian negotiation delegations in Istanbul.

President Erdoğan to Visit Uzbekistan

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will pay an official visit to Uzbekistan on March 29-30, 2022 on the occasion of the 2nd Meeting of Türkiye-Uzbekistan High Level Strategic Cooperation Council at the invitation of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan. At the Council Meeting, which will be held in Tashkent with the participation of relevant ministers and under the co-chairmanship of President Erdoğan and President Mirziyoyev, all aspects of the Türkiye-Uzbekistan relations, which are at the level of strategic partnership, will be addressed, and steps to further deepen the cooperation between our two countries will be discussed. Views...

President Erdoğan’s visit to Uzbekistan will elevate strategic relations to the highest level

The trade volume with Türkiye, one of the top 5 countries with which Uzbekistan has the most foreign trade, is anticipated to reach 5 billion dollars in 2022, the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. With President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's visit to Uzbekistan tomorrow, the strategic partnership between the two states is expected to be elevated to the highest level. Diplomatic relations were established on March 4, 1992, between Uzbekistan, which declared its independence on August 31, 1991, and Türkiye, the first country to recognise the state on December 16, 1991. Türkiye and Uzbekistan marked their 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties on March 4. ...

President Erdoğan, President Putin of Russia talk over phone

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with President Vladimir Putin of Russia. The two leaders addressed the latest situation in the Russia-Ukraine war and the negotiation processes. Stressing the need for the immediate establishment of ceasefire and peace between Russia and Ukraine as well as the amelioration of the humanitarian situation in the region, President Erdoğan stated that Türkiye would continue to lend every kind of support regarding the process. President Erdoğan and President Putin of Russia agreed on holding the next meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian negotiation delegations in Istanbul.

Presidency’s Directorate of Communications holds meeting on “Russia-Ukraine war” as part of Doha Forum

At the roundtable meeting titled “From Regional to Global: Impacts of the War in Ukraine on the Middle East”, organised by the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications as part of the Doha Forum, experts discussed the war’s ramifications for the Middle East. The meeting, held as part of the forum held in Doha, Qatar’s capital, under the theme, “Diplomacy, Dialogue, Diversity” this year, covered topics such as the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on international political architecture, the geopolitical ramifications of the crisis for the Middle East, and Türkiye’s mediation efforts. Research Director at the SETA...

New book by Directorate of Communications: “Türkiye’s Contribution to Stability: Multi-Dimensional Diplomacy for Peace”

Under the chapters on "Global leadership in building a world of peace", "Türkiye’s stance on the war", "Maintaining open channels of dialogue", "Humanitarian and enterprising diplomacy", the book details President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's diplomacy traffic and steps taken to ensure peace between Ukraine and Russia. The Presidency's Directorate of Communications has compiled the book “Türkiye's Contribution to Stability: Multi-Dimensional Diplomacy for Peace”, which details President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's diplomacy traffic and steps taken to ensure peace between Ukraine and Russia. In the introduction of the book, President Erdoğan emphasises that we are living in...