Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and expressed support for Ukraine joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
The leaders held a joint news conference early Saturday after a meeting in Turkey.
Erdogan said Ukraine deserves NATO membership. He was speaking ahead of the NATO summit which will begin on Tuesday.
Zelenskyy said he was glad to hear Erdogan's opinion about Kyiv's NATO bid.
The leaders also discussed extending a deal to ship Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea. The deal, brokered by Turkey and the United Nations, is set to expire on July 17.
Erdogan said he hopes the deal that paved the way for the shipment of about 33 million tons of grain will be extended.
He said he intends to discuss the issue with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month in Turkey. That will be Putin's first visit to Turkey since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year.
Erdogan said there will be no losers if they can achieve peace.
But observers say Russia is unlikely to be pleased by the support for Ukraine's NATO bid.
The leaders held a joint news conference early Saturday after a meeting in Turkey.
Erdogan said Ukraine deserves NATO membership. He was speaking ahead of the NATO summit which will begin on Tuesday.
Zelenskyy said he was glad to hear Erdogan's opinion about Kyiv's NATO bid.
The leaders also discussed extending a deal to ship Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea. The deal, brokered by Turkey and the United Nations, is set to expire on July 17.
Erdogan said he hopes the deal that paved the way for the shipment of about 33 million tons of grain will be extended.
He said he intends to discuss the issue with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month in Turkey. That will be Putin's first visit to Turkey since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year.
Erdogan said there will be no losers if they can achieve peace.
But observers say Russia is unlikely to be pleased by the support for Ukraine's NATO bid.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed support for Ukraine joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization during talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The leaders also discussed extending a deal to ship Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea, which is set to expire on July
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230708_07/
Date: July 8, 2023
Created: 2023/07/08 21:04
Updated: 2025/12/09 02:09
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