Türkiye’s Fidan hosts EU’s high rep amid Ukraine peace focus

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held talks in Ankara with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas.

The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the meeting on its social media platform X, Caliber.Az reports.

Bakanımız @HakanFidan Ankara'da AB Dış İlişkiler ve Güvenlik Politikası Yüksek Temsilcisi ve Avrupa Komisyonu Başkan Yardımcısı Kaja Kallas ile görüştü. 🇹🇷🇪🇺 pic.twitter.com/Tx7ddLSozI

— T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı (@TC_Disisleri) January 24, 2025

Fidan has previously stated that Türkiye supports all initiatives aimed at achieving a just and sustainable peace in Ukraine. He reaffirmed Türkiye’s willingness to take on a mediating role, referencing its efforts during the Istanbul negotiations in March 2022.

No further details regarding the discussions between Fidan and Kallas were disclosed.

To recap, Russian President Vladimir Putin has outlined specific conditions for resolving the conflict, including:

• The withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from Donbas and Novorossiya (New Russia) — large parts of southern and eastern Ukraine, currently under Russian occupation

• Kyiv renounces NATO membership goals.

• The lifting of all Western sanctions on Moscow.

• The establishment of Ukraine as a neutral and non-nuclear state.

By Aghakazim Guliyev