The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, during a telephone conversation with the President of Russia on March 25, called for an “immediate end” to the war in Ukraine. The administration of the President of Turkey disseminates the information about the telephone conversation.
According to the administration, Erdogan thanked Putin for agreeing to continue the Black Sea grain agreement.
The Black Sea Grain Agreement was extended last week. Kiev and Moscow signed the agreement in the spring of 2022 under the auspices of the United Nations and Turkey.
The Kremlin also released a statement about the telephone conversation between the two presidents. According to his information, during the telephone conversation, Putin and Erdogan also discussed the situation in Syria.
According to the statement, they emphasized “the need to continue the process of normalization of relations between Turkey and Syria” and “the constructive role of Russia as a mediator” in it.