The talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UN Secretary-General António Guterres have ended in Lviv, Haberturk reported.
The meeting lasted 40 minutes and was closed to the media.
The Turkish ministers of defence, foreign affairs, energy, agriculture and trade, as well as the intelligence chief and the Baykar management arrived in Ukraine with Erdogan.
Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov tweeted a photo with his colleagues.
The meeting of 4 Ministers in the format of a Quadriga is ✅
— Oleksii Reznikov (@oleksiireznikov) August 18, 2022
Together with @DmytroKuleba we 🤝 the Head of @tcsavunma Hulusi Akar & 🇹🇷 MFA @MevlutCavusoglu on the sidelines of meetings of @ZelenskyyUa with @RTErdogan & UN SG @antonioguterres
Thank you for this friendly meeting! pic.twitter.com/ziMCdG5AMh
It was announced that the meeting would discuss steps to stop the war in Ukraine by diplomatic means.
The talks were first bilateral with the participation of Erdogan and Zelenskyy. Then the UN secretary-general joined them. The event was held at the Pototskyy Palace.