Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan informed his American counterpart, Donald Trump, on Wednesday that Ankara is making diplomatic efforts to resolve issues related to the Strait of Hormuz and Yemen, as part of its defense alliance with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. The Turkish presidency said, in a statement carried by Reuters, that Erdogan assured Trump, during a phone call, of Turkey's willingness to support efforts aimed at reviving the diplomatic track between Russia and Ukraine, with the aim of ending the war between the two countries.