Zelenskyy began the official visit in Ankara — video

The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy is on his working visit to the capital of Turkey, Ankara, on Tuesday, February 18. There, the Ukrainian leader paid tribute to the first President of Turkey Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.

Zelenskyy reported it on X.

Zelenskyy’s visit to Ankara

"Ankara. At the beginning of our visit to Türkiye, we honored the memory of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the country’s first president," it is said in the statement.

Zelenskyy noted that the legacy of the country’s first leader remains an important part of its history and values.

As a reminder, yesterday evening, the President and the First Lady arrived in Turkey to meet with the country’s leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Earlier it became known that the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the UAE and met with its President. One of the key topics of the meeting was the return of Ukrainians from Russian captivity. The parties also signed an important economic agreement between the two states.