President Erdoğan, who has met with more than 20 leaders face-to-face and on the phone since the war between Ukraine and Russia began, will host Polish President Andrzej Duda in Ankara today.
Maintaining intense diplomatic contacts since February 24, when the Ukraine-Russia war began, Turkey is increasing its initiatives to achieve a ceasefire and end the war.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is conducting an active diplomatic traffic to ensure peace in the region after Russia's attacks on Ukraine that started on February 24.
He met with Zelenski 3 times and with Putin once
President Erdoğan, who first chaired the security summit with some of his ministers and staff at the Presidential Complex, after the attack launched by the Russian army on Ukrainian lands on the morning of February 24, talked over the phone with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski. President Erdoğan made phone calls with Zelenski on February 26 and March 4 and stated that they are making efforts to declare a ceasefire.
President Erdoğan also spoke on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the other side of the war, on 6 March. Emphasizing that an urgent general ceasefire would not only alleviate humanitarian concerns in the region, but also provide an opportunity to seek a political solution, President Erdoğan said: "Let's pave the way for peace together." he called.
Met with more than 20 leaders and representatives of international organizations
President Erdoğan talked over the phone with more than 20 world leaders and representatives of international organizations to ensure a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia.
President Erdogan, US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic also held phone conversations with Moldovan President Maia Sandu, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and President of the European Council Charles Michel.
Face-to-face meeting with 11 leaders at Antalya Diplomacy Forum
Turkey brought together the foreign ministers of both sides of the war as part of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum on March 10, and achieved an important diplomatic success. At the meeting attended by Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dimitro Kuleba, steps that can be taken to end the war were discussed.
President Erdoğan met with 11 leaders, including NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, as part of the Forum.
Thanks to the "diplomatic effort" from the UN Secretary General
President Erdoğan discussed regional and international developments, particularly the Ukraine-Russia war, with United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres, with whom he had a phone call on March 13.
President Erdoğan stated that they are making great efforts to achieve a ceasefire in the Ukraine-Russia war and to re-establish peace, and that they are also working hard on humanitarian aid and evacuations.
UN Secretary General Guterres thanked President Erdogan for his attempts to mediate between Ukraine and Russia, his efforts to contribute to peace and his diplomatic efforts.
Duda, the fifth leader who came to Turkey in the last 8 days
Last week, President Erdoğan hosted Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Greek Prime Minister Kiryakos Mitsotakis, and German Federal Republic Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Turkey on Monday, where he exchanged views with the leaders on the Ukraine-Russia war. President Erdoğan will meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda in Ankara today to evaluate the latest situation in the region.
Çavuşoğlu will hold talks in Russia and Ukraine, and Akar in Belgium
Turkey, which has been actively striving for peace since the first days of the war, intensifies its shuttle diplomacy. Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu will discuss the latest developments with his counterparts in Russia today and in Ukraine tomorrow.
Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar is attending an extraordinary meeting of defense ministers of NATO countries, which will be held today in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, to evaluate the developments due to Russia's attack on Ukraine. Akar will also hold bilateral meetings with some of his colleagues within the scope of the meeting.
NATO Leaders Summit convenes
Leaders of NATO countries will meet at an extraordinary summit in Brussels next week to evaluate the developments after Russia's attack on Ukraine. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced that an extraordinary NATO Leaders' Summit will be held on March 24 at NATO headquarters in Brussels. President Erdoğan is also expected to attend the summit.
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