Türkiye is working to revive negotiations to resolve the conflict in Ukraine and to revitalise the associated diplomatic process. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan raised this issue during a phone call with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
In a statement issued following the meeting, the Turkish Presidency’s Directorate of Communications reported: "President Erdoğan noted that, as Türkiye, we are making efforts to ensure that the war between Russia and Ukraine ends with a lasting peace and that we are working to resume negotiations and revitalise the diplomatic process."