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Turkish top diplomat hopes Ukrainian crisis will be resolved at negotiating table

It is noted that Ankara never recognized Crimea's reunification with Russia

ANKARA, February 1. /TASS/. Turkey hopes for a settlement of the Ukrainian crisis at the negotiating table and will make all necessary efforts for it, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday, according to the live broadcast on his Twitter page.

"We initially supported the territorial integrity of Ukraine <...>. We hope that the <..> [conflict] in Ukraine will end at the negotiating table. There can be no winner in a war. Neither side can dictate its terms of peace. Turkey will continue its efforts to resolve the conflict peacefully," Cavusoglu said, adding that Ankara never recognized Crimea's reunification with Russia.