Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will visit the Croatian city of Dubrovnik on October 9 to participate in the third meeting of the summit of southeastern Europe, at which President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will represent.
According to information received from diplomatic sources, after the beginning of the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the first summit was held in Athens, the capital of Greece, in August 2023, and the second in Tiran, the capital of Albania, in February 2024. The event collects on its site representatives of Ukraine and the countries of the region at the highest level.
In the third summit that Croatia and Ukraine will take, along with the leaders of these countries, the heads of state and governments or ministers of Foreign Affairs of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Kosovo, Northern Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Serbia are also expected to participate. , Slovenia and Greece. Representatives of the European Commission are also expected at the summit.
It is assumed that in the appeal of Foreign Minister Fidan at the Summit, Turkey will again confirm its support for initiatives aimed at the termination of the Russian-Ukrainian war and establish a fair and constant decision on the basis of international law, and also emphasize the importance of the negotiation process in which they will participate All parties to achieve a diplomatic solution.
as part of the summit, Fidan also plans to conduct consultations on the situation in Ukraine and regional events.
The position of Turkey
The Foreign Minister of Turkey Fidan previously took part in the world summit in Ukraine, which took place on June 15-16 in Switzerland.
Turkey continues its bilateral and multilateral initiatives and contacts with the warring parties since the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian war, and also takes steps aimed at mitigating the consequences of the conflict both from a humanitarian point of view and from economic.
In March 2022, a meeting was held for the first time in Turkey with the participation of the Russian and Ukrainian sides. In addition, Turkey contributed to the export of about 33 million tons of Ukrainian grain as part of the initiative of the Black Sea grain corridor, initiated under the auspices of the UN, acted as a mediator in the process of exchanging prisoners between the parties.
Türkiye will continue to play an active diplomatic role in restoring peace and stability in the region.