Türkiye warns Russia, Ukraine over Black Sea vessel attacks, FM says

Türkiye has stepped up contacts with the parties to the Russia-Ukraine conflict in recent days and warned them over attacks on cargo vessels in the Black Sea, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has stated.

Speaking at a joint press briefing with his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov in Baku, he said the recent increase in attacks on cargo vessels in the Black Sea is a serious cause for concern, Caliber.Az reports, citing local media.

“Unfortunately, Azerbaijani and Turkish citizens are among those killed. We are issuing the necessary warnings to the parties to the conflict on this matter. Such contacts have been stepped up in recent days,” Fidan noted.

According to him, the Russia-Ukraine war was among the topics discussed during talks with Bayramov.

By Bakhtiyar Abbasov