Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of Türkiye, in a phone call with Donald Trump, President of the United States, said that tensions between the Islamic Republic and the United States must come to an end and that differences should be resolved through diplomacy.

According to a report by the Anadolu Agency on Saturday, 16 Aban, quoting a statement from the Turkish Presidency’s Communications Directorate, Erdoğan said in the call that Ankara would continue its efforts to establish peace.

The Turkish president also expressed hope that increased diplomatic efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine would yield results. He said Türkiye would continue to contribute to these efforts and that increasing contacts with both countries is important.