Turkish President Erdogan, Italy's Meloni discuss bilateral ties, regional, global developments

ISTANBUL

In a phone call, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday discussed ties between the two nations as well as regional and global developments.

Erdogan voiced Türkiye's readiness to contribute "in every possible way,” including hosting peace talks, to ensure that the war between Ukraine and Russia ends "with a just and lasting peace," said the country's Communications Directorate on X.

Underlining the "window of opportunity" for achieving peace in the war, now in its fourth year, Erdogan urged that the "window of opportunity" for achieving peace in the protracted conflict not be missed.

Erdogan also stressed the importance of intensifying efforts to achieve peace.