Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Thursday, en path to Kyiv, advised reporters that Türkiye is an “ideal actor” for the negotiation talks between Russia and Ukraine to finish the three-year-long battle, stressing the significance of discovering a venue to carry the talks.
“Given the current circumstances, the parties need a place where they can come face-to-face and sit around a table to negotiate. In this regard, Türkiye is actually an ideal actor,” Fidan mentioned.
Noting that any diplomatic success stems from the events being prepared to speak and producing outcomes in consequence, Fidan highlighted the trade of 1,000 prisoners as a major step on this course.
“Following that, the fact that both parties, for the first time, formally put their ceasefire positions in writing and conveyed them to each other to continue negotiations — that was also an important step,” he added.
Fidan urged the perimeters to formally declare and current their negotiation positions, citing the trade of 1000 army prisoners on either side following the Istanbul peace negotiations.
TÜRKİYE’S PEACE EFFORTS CONVEYED TO RUSSIA
Fidan mentioned that in his go to to Russia, the Turkish facet had as soon as once more underscored Ankara’s efforts in the direction of ending Moscow’s battle with Kyiv.
“As a major regional country, we’ve not only tried to stop the war from the very beginning but have also closely followed all of its dimensions. We shared our views on what realistic parameters could make a ceasefire possible,” he added.
“Currently, both sides have made certain public statements. Most recently, Dmitry Peskov (Kremlin spokesman) made a statement on behalf of the Kremlin. They said they are expecting a response to the proposal they declared for June 2,” he added.
The Turkish overseas minister mentioned he’ll meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and different Ukrainian officers.
“Just as we did in Russia, we are going to once more focus on Türkiye’s place, our views, and the pressing want for a ceasefire. We have our personal observations, and we are going to obtain suggestions from them as properly. As I mentioned, as soon as the negotiation course of begins, we see the scenario start to take a extra optimistic form.
“Both sides, in principle, want a ceasefire — no one would openly say they don’t. That would be hard to justify before the global public. It’s not something that lifts you morally. But on the other hand, both sides have different ceasefire demands. These demands need to be reconciled — that’s what negotiation and mediation are for. And as those demands are reconciled, the parties will need to face each other to some extent,” he added.
Source: www.anews.com.tr