Erdogan announced Turkey's intention to promote the Istanbul talks on Ukraine

Turkish President Recep Erdogan, during a meeting with French leader Emmanuel Macron, announced Ankara's intention to promote the Istanbul negotiations on the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict with a focus on results. This was announced on September 24 in the office of the Turkish leader.

"Our president stated that Turkey is making every effort to ensure a just and lasting peace between Russia and Ukraine, and his desire to advance the negotiations in Istanbul," TASS quoted the office as saying.

In addition, the Turkish leader congratulated the French president on his "decision to recognize" the statehood of Palestine. According to Erdogan, increased international pressure on the administration of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may yield results.

He also added that contacts between Turkey and France are important. During the talks, the leaders discussed the bilateral relations of the countries. In addition, Erdogan announced the intention of the Turkish side to "revitalize and promote" relations with the European Union (EU).

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On September 23, Dmitry Polyansky, First Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, announced the readiness of the Russian side to continue dialogue with Ukraine in any negotiation formats. According to him, Istanbul is the most acceptable negotiating platform for Moscow and Kiev.

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