Erdoğan-Zelenskyy summit begins

AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the entrance of the Presidential Palace.

Erdoğan and Zelenskyy posed for photos on the stairs in front of the Turkish and Ukrainian flags.

WHO IS ATTENDING THE MEETING?

Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler, Head of the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) İbrahim Kalın, and Chief Advisor to the President on Foreign Policy and Security Akif Çağatay Kılıç were also present at the meeting, which was held behind closed doors.

Following the bilateral meeting between Erdoğan and Zelenskyy, a working lunch between the delegations will take place.

It is expected that the latest developments regarding the Russia-Ukraine War will be discussed in all their aspects during Erdoğan's meeting with Zelenskyy.

During the bilateral and inter-delegation talks held as part of the visit, it is anticipated that Erdoğan will emphasize Turkey's approach toward the immediate commencement of a ceasefire and peace negotiations.