President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation.
The leaders discussed the Türkiye-Russia bilateral relations as well as regional and global matters.
Noting that Türkiye approves neither the attacks on Iran nor Iran’s retaliation against the countries in the region, President Erdoğan stated that Türkiye continues its peace- and stability-oriented engagements with all relevant parties to ensure the war does not further spiral out of control.
Pointing out that the Netanyahu government’s aggressive policies across the region must be prevented, President Erdoğan stressed that Israel should not be allowed to take steps aimed at eroding al-Quds’ status.
President Erdoğan underscored that Türkiye is closely following the latest situation in Syria, that any step to strengthen Syria’s stability would benefit both Türkiye and Russia, and that it is important that the gains achieved in Syria are not put at risk.
Highlighting the importance of preventing any interruption in Türkiye’s quest for a peaceful end to the Russia-Ukraine war, President Erdoğan further stressed that Türkiye urges all parties to refrain from steps that would result in an escalation, that attacks on civilian vessels in the Black Sea cause harm to the environment of stability, and that the Iran war should not be allowed to create additional conflict zones in the Russia-Ukraine crisis.