UPDATES WITH REMARKS BY TURKISH COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
By Busranur Keskinkilic, Efe Ozkan, and Seda Sevencan
ANKARA / ISTANBUL (AA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in the Turkish capital Ankara on Thursday for a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of Russia-Ukraine peace talks.
The plane carrying Zelenskyy landed at Ankara’s Esenboga Airport at 12.14 pm (0914GMT).
Zelenskyy was welcomed at the airport by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and officials who came to Türkiye for a NATO foreign ministers meeting in the southern Turkish city of Antalya.
Zelenskyy is later scheduled to meet with Erdogan at the Presidential Complex in Ankara.
On X, Türkiye’s Communications Director Fahrettin Altun also said Erdogan and Zelenskyy are expected to discuss the latest developments in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, addressing the situation from all angles.
During the visit, Erdogan is also expected to emphasize Türkiye's call for an immediate ceasefire and the start of peace negotiations, Altun added.