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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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