Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Presidential Complex has ended. The bilateral meeting and the inter-delegation working lunch, held behind closed doors, lasted 2 hours and 45 minutes. The closed-door meeting was also attended by National Defense Minister Yasar Guler, National Intelligence Organization head Ibrahim Kalin, and Akif Cagatay Kilic, chief presidential advisor on foreign policy and security.

According to Anadolu Agency, Zelenskyy arrived in the Turkish capital on Thursday for a meeting with Erdogan ahead of expected Russia-Ukraine peace talks. The plane carrying Zelenskyy landed at Ankara's Esenboga Airport at 12.14 pm (0914GMT). Zelenskyy was welcomed at the airport by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and officials who came to Trkiye for a NATO foreign ministers meeting in the southern Turkish city of Antalya.

Earlier on X, Trkiye's Communications Director Fahrettin Altun mentioned that Erdogan and Zelenskyy were expected to discuss the latest developments in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, addressing the situation from all angles. During the visit, Erdogan was also expected to stress Trkiye's call for an immediate ceasefire and the start of peace negotiations.