Erdogan at the UN General Assembly called for ending the war in Ukraine while preserving sovereignty and territorial integrity

Speaking from the podium of the UN General Assembly in New York, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said: “We sincerely wish for the Russian-Ukrainian war to end with the preservation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity”.

Erdogan added that Turkey continues contacts with the parties. According to him, this is necessary to restore maritime safety in the Black Sea and ensure food security.

The Turkish president also said that Ankara wants to prevent the war from spreading to a wider area. He noted that any attacks, regardless of who carries them out, on merchant ships in the Black Sea region, the Aegean Sea, and the Eastern Mediterranean should be addressed in accordance with international law and on the basis of good-neighborly relations.

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