Turkish Presidential Spokesperson Ibrahim Kalın discussed plans to establish a humanitarian contact group for civilians in Ukraine with a top United Nations aid official in the capital Ankara on Monday.
Kalın and U.N. Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths discussed the current situation in Ukraine and providing the people with humanitarian assistance.
The plan to establish the humanitarian contact group on Ukraine, which will include officials from Russia, Ukraine, the U.N. and Turkey, was reviewed in depth.
The importance of Turkey’s diplomacy in opening humanitarian corridors in war zones in Ukraine and evacuating civilians was also stressed during the meeting.
The need to reach a cease-fire and make progress in peace talks to end Ukraine's present humanitarian crisis was emphasized and satisfaction was expressed for the evacuations from Mariupol.
Meanwhile, Turkey and the U.N. agreed to maintain close coordination and cooperation to prevent humanitarian crises.
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