OREANDA-NEWS  Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, during telephone talks scheduled for Wednesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky, intends to once again offer Ankara mediation on the negotiation process, a diplomatic source told.

The conversation between the presidents of the Russian Federation and Turkey is scheduled for January 4, the press secretary of the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov confirmed to RIA Novosti. Earlier, a representative of the head of Turkey said that Erdogan expects telephone talks with Putin and Zelensky on Wednesday.

"In the coming year, President Erdogan intends to continue efforts to resume the negotiation process to achieve a ceasefire. Having the opportunity to negotiate with the two sides, the Turkish President intends to continue offering his mediation. In this regard, today's telephone conversations will not be an exception," the agency interlocutor said.