Turkey is ready to allocate vessels for the evacuation of civilians and the wounded from Mariupol by sea. This was stated on Saturday by Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, quoted by Anadolu,
KYIV. UkraineGate , 2 , April , 2022 | Ukraine News.
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“Ankara’s readiness to support the evacuation process was brought to the attention of the Russian military attache in Turkey, who was invited to our defense ministry. A similar initiative was passed to Russia and the Turkish military attache in Moscow. We are also coordinating efforts with Ukrainian military attaches. country, “Akar said.
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Akar noted that Turkey continues to supply humanitarian aid to the Ukrainian people.
The head of the Turkish Defense Ministry reminded that in recent weeks he had repeatedly talked on the phone with his Ukrainian counterpart Oleksiy Reznikov and the representative of the Russian Federation Serhiy Shoigu. According to him, he also had a personal meeting with Reznikov in Istanbul.
“In order to prevent further bloodshed and restore stability, it is important to immediately announce a ceasefire,” Akar said.
The Turkish Minister reported on active contacts with Ukraine and Russia and on the issue of safe departure of Turkish ships from Ukrainian ports.
Regarding the mine threat in the Black Sea, Akar noted that at the moment there are no problems for shipping.
Before
The day before the team of the International Committee of the Red Cross could not get to Mariupol and returned to Zaporozhye.
Source: Ukrgate
