Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan stated that Istanbul remains the only place where Russia and Ukraine were able to discuss the settlement issue, and Ankara is ready to resume this negotiation process.
"The Russian-Ukrainian war is one of the most difficult challenges facing our region. From the first day, our principle was clear. there are no winners in war and no losers in a just peace.
Guided by this conviction, we were the country that made the most intensive efforts to end the war through diplomatic means.
"Istanbul remains the only place where the parties were able to meet at a technical level and discuss the parameters of a peaceful settlement," the minister said at the annual ambassadors' conference opened in Ankara.
He added that holding negotiations in Turkey "is a demonstration of trust in Turkish diplomacy".
"Turkey is ready to implement any initiative, play a supporting role and restore the platform for peace negotiations in order to end the war through diplomatic means," he added.
