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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
KYIV, May 31 (Xinhua) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that he discussed in a telephone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the meetings of Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Istanbul.
According to V. Zelensky, the exchange of prisoners of war was “important, but, unfortunately, the only” achievement of the first meeting, which took place on May 16.
V. Zelensky stressed that a ceasefire is necessary for further progress towards establishing peace.
The parties also discussed the possibility of the next meeting and the conditions under which Ukraine would be ready to take part in it.
In addition, during the conversation, the issue of potentially organizing a four-party meeting with the participation of the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United States was raised. –0–