President Erdogan Calls Peace In Ukraine The Victory Of All Parties

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Source: Presidency of The Republic of Turkey)

JAKARTA - No party will lose if peace is realized in Ukraine along with the end of the war, on the contrary, it will be the victory of all parties, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Errodgan.

"We have achieved a lot of diplomatic success. We believe that 'no winner in the war, and no one loses in peace', we continue our efforts in various ways," President Erdogan said at a dinner in New York, United States, as reported by TASS September 18.

In his speech, the Turkish leader also demonstrated Ankara's increasingly important role in resolving the regional and global crises.

Earlier, President Erdogan has repeatedly said that Ankara supports Moscow and Kyiv returning to Istanbul for talks. Both sides last held negotiations in March 2022.

Most recently, the Ankara Government confirmed its readiness to actively facilitate the process of achieving a ceasefire agreement of warring parties in Ukraine, the Turkish Ministry of Defense said.

"We are closely monitoring the events that occurred between Russia and Ukraine, which seriously threaten the security of our region and the rest of the world," the Hurriyet newspaper quoted the ministry as saying.

"We affirm our readiness to play an active and helpful role in ensuring a stable ceasefire and peace, as well as providing comprehensive support in easing the humanitarian crisis," the ministry continued.

It is known that the news came after President Erdogan met with President Vladimir Putin in Sochi on September 4.