Fidan: ‘Denying Palestinian existence will not bring peace to Israel’

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan gives a speech in Ankara, Turkiye on October 27, 2023. [Mustafa Ciftci – Anadolu Agency]

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan confirmed on Friday: “Denying the existence and rights of the Palestinians, applying pressure and oppression has not brought peace to Israel and it will not bring peace.”

The remark was made during a joint press conference with his Danish counterpart, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, following their discussions in the Turkish capital, Ankara.

Fidan expressed: “All of humanity stands at a crossroads in Gaza. Either a war will spread to the world, or a great peace will emerge. Turkiye’s preference is for peace.”

He pointed out that he informed Rasmussen: “We do not consider Hamas, which is a part of the Palestinian state and a political party within the state system, a terrorist organisation.”

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