"People with representative powers were sent to Istanbul]. Negotiations between Russia and Ukraine were successfully conducted there by these authorized delegates. Our Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan also engaged with them, TASS reported.
The outcome was very good and successful," Erdogan said, speaking to reporters in The Hague following the NATO Summit, as broadcast by TRT TV.
The Turkish president’s remarks came in response to a question about whether he believed the level of the delegations at the Istanbul talks was appropriate.