Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Wednesday that the ultimate goal of Russia-Ukraine talks is a ceasefire that will pave the way for peace, APA reports.
Speaking at the Türkiye-Russia-Ukraine trilateral meeting in Istanbul as the Turkish metropolis hosts the third round of peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv, Fidan said Türkiye, as facilitator for the talks, will continue to fulfill its role.
"We consider the exchange of memorandums reflecting the parties' perspectives on a ceasefire and peace in the second round of talks a significant development," he said.
Fidan expressed hope that in this round of talks the parties will engage in substantive and result-oriented consultations on the memorandums they exchanged earlier.