Zelenskyy, Erdogan begin bilateral talks in Lviv

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has arrived in Lviv for a meeting with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

This was reported by the international news agency Anadolu.

Negotiations take place in the Potocki Palace.

It is known that the head of the Turkish state first flew to the Polish city of Rzeszow, and from there he went to Lviv by land transport. He will hold face-to-face talks with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and then there will be a tripartite meeting between Erdogan, Zelenskyy and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

It is known that during the negotiations in Lviv, Erdogan and Zelenskyy plan to discuss all aspects of Turkish-Ukrainian relations, in particular, they will talk about strengthening the mechanism of grain export from Ukraine and the diplomatic end of the war.

The NTV channel reported that during the meeting, Erdogan may offer Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a temporary ceasefire at the front and resumption of negotiations with Russia. As a result of the ceasefire, the Russian army will be able to prepare for a new offensive: to accumulate additional resources and restore losses.

According to the media, Erdogan will also offer Zelenskyy to organize a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ankara.