Erdogan visits e wishing to play mediator with

[PocketOption]

Erdogan visits e wishing to play mediator with

Erdogan visits e wishing to play mediator with

President Tayyip Erdogan visited his partner Volodymyr Zelensky in e on Thursday. It is a sign of Turkey playing as a mediator to ease tensions with . An official said Erdogan was not picking any sides in the crisis.

On Thursday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hoped to mediate between  and e. He planned to discuss the crisis. He met several government officials on his visit to e. Erdogan also met President Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman.

The meeting was to discuss the situation, escalated in the past few days. On Tuesday, ian and n forces exchanged fire across the border, and  also deployed additional troops and military equipment to the area. The U.S. President said he is "not necessarily" considering sending U.S. troops to e. He also said that the U.S. should feel its responsibility to the ian people.

Overview of Erdogan's visit

Erdogan's trip comes after a series of visits by leaders of NATO members Poland, Britain, and the Netherlands to Kyiv amid the deadlock. Turkey has good ties with Moscow and Kyiv. However, it would act accordingly as a NATO member if  invades e.

Ankara offered in November to help ease tensions. In January, Turkish diplomatic sources said that e and  were open to discussion.

A separate Turkish official said Erdogan would address both sides to exercise restraint. He additionally said that Ankara wanted to continue its cooperation with both significant countries.

The official said Turkey's approach is not standing against one country in the tensions. Moreover, he explained that they expect tensions to ease with Erdogan’s initiative.

Turkey shares the Black Sea with  and e. Because of that, Erdogan thinks that the conflict would be inappropriate in the region. He also warned  that an attack would not be a wise action.

The post Erdogan visits e wishing to play mediator with appeared first on FinanceBrokerage.

Source: Erdogan visits e wishing to play mediator with