Foreign Ministers of Ukraine and Turkey Dmitry Kuleba and Mevlut Cavusoglu held the ninth meeting of the joint strategic planning group. This was reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

" Turkey is also interested in the capabilities of the Ukrainian Antonov. The effectiveness of our aircraft has been vividly proven in the elimination of fires in Turkey "

The ministers discussed the status of implementation of agreements reached at the highest political level and further Ukrainian-Turkish cooperation in the areas of politics and security, trade and investment, defense industry, energy, infrastructure, transport and aircraft construction.

In particular, Cavusoglu expressed gratitude to Ukraine for its help in overcoming forest fires in Turkey this summer.. "

The parties agreed to hold the tenth meeting of the high-level strategic council chaired by the Presidents of Ukraine and Turkey in late January - early February 2022 in Kiev. The meeting will be timed to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between states.

The foreign ministers paid key attention to the security situation in the Black Sea region, in particular the preparation for holding consultations in Ankara this year at the level of the heads of the foreign policy and defense departments of Ukraine and Turkey in the Quadriga format.. Kuleba and Cavusoglu also discussed strengthening cooperation between the naval forces in both bilateral and multilateral formats..

" The Black Sea should not be a space for aggressive actions of one of the countries. Ukraine and Turkey are closely cooperating to achieve this goal, "

The parties discussed further practical interaction within the framework of the "

Kuleba added that the parties also discussed energy security issues, in particular in the context of gas supplies.

The ministers signed a plan of consultations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey for 2022-2023, which provides for the exchange of experience in various areas of mutual interest.

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