31 minutes agoSome Turks remain in Ukraine, Cavusoglu talks on phone with Lavrov
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(4 years ago)Turkey's foreign minister said he expects citizens from Marioupolis, the port city in southern Ukraine, on Tuesday or Wednesday, told reporters after a call with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, The Guardian reports. The conditions for evacuation of our citizens from Marioupolis are being created. We expect news [...]
The conditions for evacuation of our citizens from Marioupolis are being created. We expect good news today or tomorrow”, Mevlut Cavusoglu said in Ankara.
He added that 14,800 Turkish citizens have been evacuated from Ukraine so far and that Turkish officials held a meeting with Ukrainian negotiators on Tuesday, Reuters reports.
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that Russian forces have bombed Sultan Solomon's mosque in Mariulpol, where more than 80 adults and children, including Turks, are sheltered, the Express records.
Earlier Tuesday, Turkish Defence Ministry sources said Ankara was awaiting Russian authorities' approval of the evacuation.
