Permanent Representative Olha Kuryshko met with Ms. Berris Ekinci, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of T\u00fcrkiye. The meeting was also attended by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to T\u00fcrkiye Naryman Dzhelialov, as well as representatives of the Embassy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Permanent Representative expressed appreciation for T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s consistent support for Ukraine\u2019s territorial integrity and its policy of non-recognition of the attempted illegal annexation of Crimea, as well as for T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s participation in the Crimea Platform summits at various levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Olha Kuryshko briefed the Turkish side on the situation in the temporarily occupied Crimean Peninsula, including political persecution, the intensification of repression, and the systematic persecution of the Crimean Tatar people. Particular attention was paid to the aggressor state\u2019s policy of destroying cultural heritage sites and to the environmental consequences for Crimea resulting from large-scale militarization of both the peninsula itself and the Black Sea waters. The parties also discussed the Russian Federation’s so-called shadow fleet and the threats it poses to all countries of the Azov\u2013Black Sea region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In conclusion, Olha Kuryshko emphasized the importance of continued cooperation between Ukraine and T\u00fcrkiye to pursue diplomatic pathways toward a just peace and the restoration of Ukraine\u2019s territorial integrity, including Crimea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":84389,"template":"","publication-type":[],"class_list":["post-84706","press-center","type-press-center","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n