Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey's goal is to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine as soon as possible.

At the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia in Astana, the Turkish leader stressed the fact that Ankara has reached an agreement on the removal of grain from Ukrainian ports and the exchange of prisoners of war between Moscow and Kiev.

"Our goal is to keep the momentum achieved despite the difficulties on the ground and to stop the bloodshed as soon as possible by achieving a ceasefire," Erdoğan said.