Turkey will host a meeting of foreign ministers from Muslim-majority countries in İstanbul on Monday to discuss the United States–backed peace plan for Gaza, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Friday.
Fidan told reporters the meeting would “evaluate our progress and discuss what we can achieve together in the next stage.” The Turkish Foreign Ministry said ministers from Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates had been invited.
All seven countries previously met with US President Donald Trump on September 23 on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York to discuss the same proposal.
“A glimmer of hope emerged, offering a glimmer of hope for everyone,” Fidan said during a joint press conference with Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna, describing the talks as an important step toward coordinated action among Muslim states.
Bakanımız @HakanFidan, Estonya Cumhuriyeti Dışişleri Bakanı Margus Tsahkna ile Ankara’da biraraya geldi. pic.twitter.com/seXQC56tIM
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He said Monday’s meeting would focus on the implementation challenges of the Gaza peace plan and on developing a unified strategy for future talks with Western countries and the United States.
Fidan also accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of “looking for a pretext to violate the ceasefire in Gaza and relaunch the genocide under the eyes of the whole world.”
He said an 81-member Turkish disaster response team sent to Gaza last week remains stuck at the border awaiting Israeli clearance to enter the territory.
The minister added that Ankara is still “working intensively” on the diplomatic front and that Turkey’s military is in talks about potential participation in an international force to oversee the ceasefire.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar rejected that possibility earlier in the week, saying it would be “unreasonable” for Turkey to take part in Gaza’s stabilization efforts because of its “hostile approach” toward Israel. “We will not agree to that, and we said it to our American friends,” Saar told reporters.
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