Ukraine, Turkey discuss development of effective security guarantees

30.04.2022 21:05

Ukrinform

Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak has met with Spokesperson, Deputy Secretary General of the Presidential Administration, Chief Adviser to the President of the Republic of Turkey İbrahim Kalın to discuss the development of effective security guarantees to Ukraine.

The relevant statement was made by the Office of the President of Ukraine, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

In the course of the meeting, Yermak told his Turkish counterpart about the situation on the frontline and the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to the aggressor state. Yermak also informed Kalın of the extremely challenging situation in the city of Mariupol.

According to the Office of the President of Ukraine, the parties discussed a wide range of issues.

“Special attention was paid to building a system of effective international security guarantees for our country. Ukraine is interested in Turkey being one of its parties,” the Office of the President of Ukraine noted.

A reminder that, in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on April 26, 2022, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stressed the importance of ceasefire, effective humanitarian corridors and safe evacuation of civilians, and offered to host a meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian leaders in Istanbul.

Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine