Erdogan voiced Turkey's readiness to mediate between Moscow and Kiev

 

Turkey can mediate between Ukraine and Russia amid growing tensions in the region, President of our southeastern neighbor Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying by the Daily Sabah.

"We hope that this region will not become a war-dominated region," the Turkish leader said. "Let this region enter the future as a region dominated by peace."

"We want the relations on this issue to develop in a positive direction. There may be mediation for this, we will discuss this issue with them, we would like to have a share in solving the problems by developing these talks with both Ukraine and Mr. Putin, "he added on his return from Turkmenistan.