Turkey ready to host Russia-Ukraine negotiations, Erdogan tells Macron

FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends a press conference with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (not pictured), at Villa Doria Pamphili in Rome, Italy, April 29, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey is ready to host negotiations for a ceasefire and permanent peace between Russia and Ukraine, President Tayyip Erdogan told his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in a phone call on Sunday, Erdogan's office said.

(Reporting by Huseyin Hayatsever; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)