Turkish Foreign Minister welcomes outcome of first day of new round of Kiev-Moscow peace talks Mevlüt Tsavousoglu from Instabul.
As the Turkish Foreign Minister stated in a press conference, today’s meeting was “the most important progress since the start of the negotiations”.
Mevlüt Çavuşoλουlu said he was satisfied with the intensifying “rapprochement” between Russia and Ukraine at “every stage” after the talks in Istanbul, Anadolu reported.
The adoption of a regime of neutrality, in return security guarantees similar to NATOUkraine suggested during the last round of talks with Russia, which means that it will not join military alliances or host military bases, the Ukrainian negotiators announced today.
Suggestions will still include a 15-year consultation period for the annexed Crimea regime and will only apply if there is a complete ceasefire, negotiators told reporters in Istanbul.
These proposals are the most detailed and clear that Ukraine has so far publicly expressed.
“If other countries want to join (ie guarantor countries), they will have the opportunity to do so,” said the Ukrainian negotiator. David Arahamia. Security guarantees temporarily will not apply for the occupied Donbas and Crimea.
“There will also be a clause in the agreement stating that not only all the guarantor countries will not deny Ukraine’s accession to the EU, but will help herhe stressed.
“In short. Security Guarantee Treaty with an enhanced analogue of NATO Article 5. The guarantor countries (USA, United Kingdom, Turkey, France, Germany, etc.) are legally actively involved in protecting Ukraine from any aggression. Implementation through referendum & parliaments of the guarantor states ” announced Ukrainian negotiator Mikhail Pontoliak via Twitter.
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