Ankara welcomes progress on humanitarian corridors in Ukraine

Turkiye's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Thursday spoke over the phone with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba and discussed the latest situation in Ukraine, diplomatic sources said.

Cavusoglu, according to the sources, told Kuleba that Turkiye welcomed the announcement that Russia and Ukraine reached an understanding to create humanitarian corridors for evacuation of civilians.

Noting that the corridors will not only allow evacuation of Turkish citizens, the minister said it will also facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to these regions.

On late Thursday, Russia and Ukraine announced they reached an understanding to create humanitarian corridors for evacuation of civilians and for food and medicine deliveries.