President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara today. This is reported by Anadolu Agency.
Erdogan met with Zelensky at the presidential complex in Ankara.
According to Turkish media, the event, which was closed to the press, included a meeting between the delegations of Ukraine and Turkey.
After the bilateral meeting between President Erdogan and Zelensky, an inter-delegation working meeting will also take place.
As a reminder, on May 12, President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan key details of the meeting in Turkey, including the need for a ceasefire and its monitoring.
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