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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday that Kyiv would support holding a leaders-level trilateral meeting in Türkiye aimed at ending the war with Russia, following a closed-door meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
The two leaders met at the Turkevi, or Turkish House, during the UN's 81st General Assembly session. Speaking to reporters afterward, Zelenskyy said Erdogan had told him he was prepared to host such a summit.
Zelenskyy described the talks with Erdogan as productive and said he would back a three-way meeting of leaders in Türkiye if Erdogan were able to organize one.
"If the president can organize such a meeting, we support the idea of it being held in Türkiye," Zelenskyy said. "We have always said that we have good relations with Türkiye and the president. So we will be ready to come to such a summit. If such a summit could be useful, it could bring peace."
Zelenskyy also pointed to progress in economic relations between the two countries, noting that Ukraine's parliament had ratified a free trade agreement with Türkiye. He said the two countries had set a target of increasing bilateral trade volume from $1 billion to $10 billion.
"We are moving in that direction and have very good results," he said.
According to Zelenskyy, the meeting with Erdogan also touched on security issues in the Black Sea, which he said were significant for food security.
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