Turkey ready to mediate permanent peace in Ukraine: President Erdogan
(VOVWORLD) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has once again offered his mediation between Ukraine and Russia to end the ongoing conflict.
 Russia's Commissioner for Human Rights Tatyana Moskalkova (L), Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C), and Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets at a meeting in Ankara on January 11, 2023. (Photo: AFP/VNA) |
During his phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, Erdogan said that Ankara is ready to facilitate and mediate to ensure long-term peace between Russia and Ukraine.
The two leaders also discussed the creation of a gas hub in Turkey and the export of grain from the Black Sea, the Kremlin said.
President Erdogan has many times proposed Turkey acting as a mediator between Russia and Ukraine since their conflict broke out in February 2022.