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Turkey says Russia and Ukraine nearing agreement on 'critical' issues

Turkey's foreign minister said in an interview published on Sunday that Russia and Ukraine were nearing agreement on "critical" issues and he was hopeful for a ceasefire if the two sides did not backtrack from progress achieved so far.

Reuters · Mar 20, 2022

Turks Evacuated From Ukraine’s Mariupol

Sixty-five people, Turkish citizens and their relatives, were evacuated from the southern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, Turkey's state-owned Anadolu news agency reported on Thursday. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday that more than 100 Turkish citizens were still located in Mariupol and he hoped for a humanitarian…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 18, 2022

Turkey's top diplomat says in Moscow that war must stop

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, speaking alongside his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on Wednesday, said the war in Ukraine must stop and Ankara would pursue diplomatic efforts to arrange a lasting ceasefire.

Reuters · Mar 16, 2022

Turkey says talks with Taliban on operating Kabul airport still underway

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday that talks with the Taliban on operating the Kabul airport were still underway, a day after he met acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in southern Turkey.

Reuters · Mar 13, 2022

Turkey, Armenia agree to press ahead with mending fences

The Turkish and Armenian foreign ministers say their countries have agreed to press ahead with efforts to establish diplomatic relations “without conditions” and continue the normalization efforts that could lead to the reopening of their shared borders for trade

The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2022

Turkey, Armenia Hold 'Constructive' Talks on Mending Ties

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said he held "productive and constructive" talks with his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan on Saturday as they bid to mend ties after decades of animosity. The two met at a diplomatic forum in Antalya on Turkey's southern coast. Ankara has had no diplomatic or commercial…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 12, 2022

Turkey, Armenia hold 'constructive' talks on mending ties

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said he held "productive and constructive" talks with his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan on Saturday as they bid to mend ties after decades of animosity.

Reuters · Mar 12, 2022

Turkey says Lavrov-Kuleba meeting was civil despite all difficulties

The meeting between the Ukrainian and Russian foreign ministers in Turkey on Thursday was civil despite all the difficulties and the most important outcome of the talks was establishing contact, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said.

Reuters · Mar 10, 2022

Live updates: Russia, Ukraine foreign ministers to meet

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says that a meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers in Turkey on Thursday aims pave the way for a meeting between the leaders of the two countries

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2022

No progress on Ukraine ceasefire in Lavrov-Kuleba meeting

Talks between Russia and Ukraine's foreign ministers on Thursday made no apparent progress towards a ceasefire in the two-week-old conflict or on a humanitarian corridor from the southern Ukrainian port of Mariupol.

Reuters · Mar 10, 2022