Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of Türkiye, has said that Crimea should return to Ukraine in accordance with international law.
Details: Erdoğan noted that the annexation of Crimea, which Türkiye has opposed from the beginning, has further deepened the suffering of Crimean Tatars who were deported from the peninsula 80 years ago.
Quote from Erdoğan: "Our support for Ukraine's territorial integrity, sovereignty, and independence is unwavering.
The return of Crimea to Ukraine is a requirement of international law.".
He stressed that ensuring the security and well-being of Crimean Tatars is one of the priorities of Türkiye's foreign policy.
Erdoğan also stressed that Crimean Tatars have the right to live a free, secure and peaceful life in their homeland.
Erdoğan expressed hope that the war in Ukraine would end in a just and lasting peace based on Ukraine's territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence. »