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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meet on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on September 16, 2022. Photo / Sputnik / Alexander Demyanchuk
Erdogan said this Monday (9/19/2022) in an interview with the PBS NewsHour program.
Erdogan said he had “in-depth meetings with Putin in Uzbekistan” at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit last week.
“I realized that they were actually trying to solve the problem as soon as possible. This situation is a big problem, “said the Turkish leader, referring to the conflict in Ukraine.
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Erdogan, who is in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, said he wanted Putin and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to speak directly to find a solution to the conflict that has been going on since late February.
“We have a strong desire to bring these leaders together. Let’s put them together. I want to hear everything from them. We have not succeeded, but I am not without hope. “
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The Turkish president says he told Putin and Zelensky that negotiations for the end of the battle are necessary because “in the end no one will win”.
The Kremlin previously said that the leaders of Russia and Ukraine should only meet to sign concrete agreements prepared for them by their negotiators.
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