Beirut, October 17 (Prensa Latina) Speaking in Lebanon today, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan described Israeli bombings of the Palestinian people in Gaza as unacceptable and unprecedented.
During a press conference at the Lebanese Foreign Ministry headquarters, the Turkish minister regretted the deaths of a large number of Palestinian civilians and the disruption of electricity, water and fuel supplies in the Gaza Strip.
The head of Ankara diplomacy stressed that his country continues its efforts in two directions: preventing the expansion of clashes and the need to quickly deliver aid to Gaza.
At the same time, Fidan proposed establishing a mediation mechanism between Israel and Palestine with the guarantor countries, including Turkey, to find a way out of the crisis.
In his opinion, it is time for the international community to take a step towards the establishment of a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital on the 1967 borders.
The authority announced that the foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation member states will hold a meeting tomorrow in Jeddah to discuss the situation in Gaza.
For his part, Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdullah Bouhabib said that Israeli attacks in the south are creating tensions on the front that are difficult to contain.
In this sense, he added that Israeli attacks on the country’s southern borders constituted a violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701.
During his stay in Beirut, Faidan met with interim Prime Minister Najib Mikati and army commander General Joseph Aoun.
The Turkish minister discussed bilateral relations, the situation in southern Lebanon and the aggression against the Gaza Strip with both of them.
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