{"id":14282,"date":"2026-04-08T17:46:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T17:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/erdogan-tells-trump-that-ceasefire-must-lead-to-permanent-peace\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T17:46:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T17:46:51","slug":"erdogan-tells-trump-that-ceasefire-must-lead-to-permanent-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/erdogan-tells-trump-that-ceasefire-must-lead-to-permanent-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"Erdogan tells Trump that ceasefire must lead to permanent peace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ICQEEQF72JONHLTWQON2QRXLLY-320x200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ICQEEQF72JONHLTWQON2QRXLLY.jpg\" alt=\"Erdogan tells Trump that ceasefire must lead to permanent peace\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ICQEEQF72JONHLTWQON2QRXLLY-960x600.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>People gather after US President Donald Trump said that he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday. [Majid Asgaripour\/WANA\/Reutesr]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told US President Donald Trump that the ceasefire with Iran offered an important opportunity to advance toward a permanent peace agreement, his country\u2019s communications directorate said.<\/p>\n<p>The two presidents spoke over the phone to review the latest situation in the region, with a focus on the ceasefire declared Tuesday night, according to a statement shared on Turkish social media platform NSosyal.<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan stressed the need to make effective use of two-week ceasefire and warned against any actions that could undermine the process.<\/p>\n<p>The Turkish president also underlined that Turkey would continue to increase its support for diplomatic efforts carried out with friendly and brotherly countries, particularly Pakistan, aimed at achieving a resolution.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Turkish media, citing security sources, reported that Turkey\u2019s intelligence agency played a key role in diplomatic efforts leading to the two-week ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p>State news channel TRT said Turkey\u2019s \u2060National Intelligence Organization (MIT) was among the few actors \u200bable to maintain direct contact with both Western countries \u200band neighboring Iran, including its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).<\/p>\n<p>It said MIT had worked to keep communication channels open, prevent misunderstandings, relay \u200bmessages aimed at de-escalation, presented proposals to help \u200bavoid further escalation and coordinated with multiple intelligence services.<\/p>\n<p>MIT was not \u200cimmediately \u2060reachable for comment on the report.<\/p>\n<p>While Pakistan led mediation efforts, Tehran has said that Turkey had played a role after having initially sought to host direct \u200bUS-Iran talks before \u200bthe war \u2060began in late February. A Turkey-based diplomat separately said Ankara played a supportive \u200brole in the recent weeks of talks. 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