Turkish FM discusses Ukraine with British, Romanian counterparts

By Handan Kazanci

ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkiye's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Friday discussed the situation in Ukraine with his British and Romanian counterparts ahead of an extraordinary meeting of NATO's top diplomats in Brussels.

“Ahead of NATO Meeting in Brussels, discussed latest situation in #Ukraine & bilateral relations w/Foreign Secretary (Liz Truss),” Cavusoglu wrote on Twitter, sharing two photos from the meeting.

Later, Cavusoglu met Romania’s Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu.

“Discussed latest developments in #Ukraine w/FM @BogdanAurescu of #Romania & thanked for their support in evacuating our citizens,” he said in another tweet.

Russia's war on Ukraine, which began on Feb. 24, has been met with international outrage, with the European Union, US, and UK, among others, implementing tough financial sanctions on Moscow.

More than a million people have fled Ukraine to neighboring countries, according to the UN Refugee Agency.

In the second round of peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv on Thursday, the two sides agreed on creating humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians.

Turkiye has good ties with both Russia and Ukraine and has called for a peaceful resolution to the military conflict.