Turkey will consider whether to send soldiers to a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine, if necessary, to guarantee peace, it was stated at a press conference of the Turkish Ministry of Defense, Turkish media reported.
"We remain of the opinion that a just and lasting peace can be achieved through equal and fair representation of both sides. In this process, our country will continue to support all constructive initiatives to ensure peace in the region, to preserve the Black Sea as a sea of peace and to restore Ukraine," said the ministry representatives, quoted by the Turkish publication "Oxygen".
Commenting on the allegations that Turkish military personnel will be sent to Ukraine as part of a possible peacekeeping mission, the sources indicated that the ministry is monitoring multilateral diplomatic initiatives to end the war in close coordination with the relevant institutions of Turkey. They reminded that although the issue of establishing such a mission is mentioned through various channels, it has not yet been "put into a conceptual framework".
As stated at the press conference, the topic of Turkey's contribution to such a mission, "will be mutually evaluated with all interested parties, if it is deemed necessary for the establishment of regional stability and peace".