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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
ISTANBUL, May 17 (Xinhua) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara will continue its efforts to ensure the continuation of talks aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict, according to a statement released by Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency on Saturday.
R.T. Erdogan made the statement on Friday during his return flight from Albania, where he participated in the European Political Community summit.
He stressed that Türkiye “will make every effort to maintain channels of dialogue between the parties” and will continue mediation efforts to achieve peace between Russia and Ukraine.
“We count on the support of all interested parties, including the European Union, in the sensitive process we are advancing with the aim of establishing peace as soon as possible,” added R. T. Erdogan.
On Friday, Russian and Ukrainian delegations held their first direct talks in Istanbul in three years. After a two-hour discussion, the parties agreed to continue the talks and conduct a large-scale prisoner exchange according to the “1,000 for 1,000” formula. –0–