President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with President Vladimir Putin of Russia.
The call addressed the Türkiye-Russia relations as well as regional matters, particularly the Ukraine-Russia war.
President Erdoğan noted the need for steps that would minimize the negative effects of the war and build trust by restoring as soon as possible the ground for peace between Russia and Ukraine.
President Erdoğan stated Türkiye's readiness, if agreed upon in principle by both parties, to meet with Russia, Ukraine and the United Nations in Istanbul, and to assume a role in a possible observation mechanism.
Drawing attention to the PKK/YPG terrorist organization's continued attacks in Syria against Türkiye and Syrian civilians, President Erdoğan said that the terror-free zone with a depth of 30 kilometers from the Türkiye border, as had been stated in the memorandum of understanding of October 2019, was not established, and that it was imperative to make these areas secure.