Ukraine supports Türkiye’s humanitarian corridor proposal, says lawmaker

Ukraine supports Türkiye’s humanitarian corridor proposal, says lawmaker

Published January 13,2023


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Ukraine helps Türkiye‘s humanitarian hall proposal, the Ukrainian parliament commissioner for human rights mentioned Thursday.

“Last night, we talked about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan‘s new initiative on a humanitarian corridor. I said this is a very good idea and Ukraine supports it,” mentioned Dmytro Lubinets, talking at a world convention on the way forward for human rights within the twenty first century within the Turkish capital, Ankara.

Lubinets mentioned the initiative might function “a new platform where the representatives of Ukraine, Russia and Türkiye will try to find solutions to many humanitarian problems.”

Noting that they met with Russian High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova in two conferences, Lubinets mentioned the primary day’s assembly was in a bilateral format with the Ukrainian and Russian ombudsmen and the second day’s assembly was held in a tripartite format with the participation of Türkiye’s Chief Ombudsman Şeref Malkoç.

Lubinets mentioned their conferences with the Russian ombudsman should not over but and they’ll maintain a brand new assembly with Moskalkova and Malkoç this night.

Saying there are a number of issues to be addressed in these conferences, Lubinets mentioned “the main problem is to make the exchange of prisoners of war better. The second problem is the problem of the thousands of Ukrainian civilian prisoners that Russia has captured in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine and are now holding on Russian territory.”

Asked whether or not any settlement has been reached on this difficulty, he mentioned each international locations are prepared to resolve the problems, however no settlement has but been reached.

Lubinets additionally thanked President Erdoğan for his help on the grain hall and prisoner change.

Noting that President Erdoğan’s system may be very appropriate for them, Lubinets added that Erdoğan is a robust chief like Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Erdoğan on Wednesday expressed help for the doable opening of a humanitarian hall.

“(Chief Ombudsman of Türkiye) Şeref (Malkoç) made a proposal about a corridor, especially for the injured. We are already ready for that,” he mentioned.

“We bring the wounded not only from Russia and Ukraine, but also from Syria, Azerbaijan and Libya, to have their treatment in our hospitals and send them back.”

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