NOURNEWS- There can be no losers where peace is concerned in Ukraine, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said at a dinner hosted by the Turkish American National Steering Committee in New York.
"We have achieved many diplomatic successes. Believing that ‘there is no winner of a war, and a loser of a peace, we continue our efforts in a multifaceted manner," Erdoğan said in a speech posted on the Turkish presidential office’s website.
In his speech, the Turkish leader also pointed to Ankara’s increasingly critical role in resolving regional and global crises.
Erdoğan has repeatedly said that Ankara favors bringing Moscow and Kyiv back to Istanbul for talks. The two sides last held negotiations in March 2022, but the agreements reached there were torpedoed by Ukraine. Erdoğan has also signaled that his country is ready to host negotiations between the leaders of Russia and Ukraine. Prior to Erdoğan’s September 4 visit to Russia, Turkey’s top diplomat Hakan Fidan discussed peace efforts with his Ukrainian and Russian counterparts in Kyiv and Moscow.
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