Erdogan reaffirms support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity, including Crimea

Turkey will always support territorial integrity of Ukraine, including the temporarily occupied Crimea, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a joint news conference with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday evening, an UNIAN correspondent reported.

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"Turkey has not recognized and will never recognize the annexation of Crimea, and it is not going to do it," Erdogan said.

Read alsoUkraine, Turkey to sign FTA deal before year endIn turn, the Ukrainian President noted that he discussed with his Turkish counterpart the threats to international security in general, and the security of Ukraine and Turkey, part of which come from the aggressive policy of the Kremlin.

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