Critical summit in Dolmabahçe: Erdoğan and Zelenski met

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski came to Istanbul to meet with AKP President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

YAŞAR GÜLER WELCOME

Zelenski was welcomed by Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler at Atatürk Airport.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski, who came to Istanbul to meet with Erdoğan, was welcomed by Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler at Atatürk Airport.

After the welcoming ceremony, Zelenski went to Dolmabahçe Labor Office to meet with Erdoğan.

ERDOĞAN-ZELENSKI MEETING STARTED

The meeting between Erdoğan and Zelenski at the Dolmabahçe Labor Office began.

SEA TRANSPORTATION IN THE BLACK SEA IS ALSO ON THE AGENDA

Zelenski announced in his statement after his arrival in Istanbul that they would hold important meetings with Erdoğan.

Zelenski used the following statements in his statement before the meeting:

"We arrived in Istanbul with our team. We will have important meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. We are working on strengthening the security of our people, reinforcing our bilateral partnership with Turkey and concrete diplomatic possibilities. There are important issues regarding maritime transportation in the Black Sea. A meeting is also planned with Patriarch Bartholomew I. I would like to thank everyone who supports Ukraine."

A JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD

Director of Communications Burhanettin Duran stated that in the meetings to be held between Erdoğan and Zelenski, steps that can be taken to further develop bilateral cooperation between Turkey and Ukraine, as well as regional and international developments, especially the Russia-Ukraine War and the security situation in the Black Sea, will be discussed.

Zelenski, who came to Istanbul as part of his working visit, met with President Erdoğan at the Presidential Dolmabahçe Working Office.