Zelensky spoke with Turkish President Erdogan

The President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky and the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a telephone conversation. The head of state said this on Friday, January 5, in an evening address to Ukrainians.

“A very meaningful conversation. As always, we use every day of this week to intensify our international work, so that this year begins to produce results from the first weeks,” said the head of Ukrainian.

At the same time, the President of Ukraine thanked his Turkish colleague for the achieved level of bilateral cooperation in many areas, including defense, and noted the security in our region, in the Black Sea and around the world – food security – depends on Ukrainian-Turkish. cooperation.

Zelensky recalled that since the beginning of the work of the Black Sea corridor, more than 14 million tons of cargo passed through it, which is “almost half a thousand ships.”

“We see how the strength of our cooperation gives strength to our entire region,” Zelensky said.

The parties also discussed the Ukrainian World Formula. Zelensky invited a Turkish representative to a meeting about the Formula, which will take place in Davos in January.

“And each country, through its participation in joint work – now the work of advisers, later leaders – will show how important it is for international law to work. To work one hundred percent. Starting from UN Charter, which concludes all other norms that guarantee respect for countries and the territorial integrity of states “, said Zelensky.

At the same time, the presidents of the two countries paid attention to the issue of the return of all prisoners and deportees.

“The return of the Ukrainian children abducted by the Russians. The return of the prisoners and all the repressions taking place in the occupied territory, especially in Crimea. Turkey’s mediation is very important so that the Crimean Tatars and all others – adults and children, soldiers can be released and civilians will be held in Russian captivity,” Zelensky added.

Zelensky previously said that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has not yet shown results on the issue of prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia.

Let’s remember that Erdogan earlier said that Putin seems to be “standing for an early end to the war,” but the Russian Federation’s war against Ukraine “will continue for a long time.”