Turkey’s top diplomat says in Moscow that war must stop

ANKARA, March 16 (Reuters) – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, speaking alongside counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, said on Wednesday the war in Ukraine must stop and Ankara was to continue peace efforts seeking a lasting ceasefire.

Addressing reporters after a meeting with Lavrov, Cavusoglu said NATO member Turkey hoped that Russian President Vladimir Putin would meet Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as a step toward lasting peace.

Photo – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. EPA-EFE/BORIS PEJOVIC

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