Turkey to stress Ukraine support during Zelenskyy visit, Turkish source says

Turkey is expected to emphasise its continued strong support for Ukraine's territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence during a visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Istanbul on Friday, a Turkish diplomatic source said.

The Turkish Presidency said Zelenskyy will hold talks with President Tayyip Erdogan on the course of the Ukraine-Russia war, the Black Sea grain deal and bilateral relations, with the meeting scheduled for 1600 GMT.

It was unclear whether they will hold a news conference.

"It is planned to convey that Turkey is continuing its efforts to end the war as soon as possible on the basis of negotiations," the source said.

Among items on the agenda are developments concerning a new regulation on the navigational safety of commercial ships between Russia and Ukraine following the termination of the Black Sea Initiative, the...