We express our complete solidarity with Palestine. The war in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Palestine is a challenge to democracy in the world, declared the head of Turkish diplomacy at a ministerial meeting of the Islamic Group of Eight (D-8) in Istanbul.
There is no alternative to the recognition of an independent Palestine. We must accept different positions that previously lacked approval on this issue, but our job is to ensure an uninterrupted and unhindered flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza, he said.
Furthermore, we will advocate for an immediate cessation of hostilities, declared Fidan, after Israeli forces bombed Gaza since last October 7, with a death toll of more than 36,000, including more than 15,000 minors, according to Palestinian sources.
The Hebrew state, he assured, always manipulated and rejected efforts to reach a ceasefire in the narrow coastal strip, where more than 2.3 million people lived.
Stopping Israel’s violence is a duty of all humanity and that State must answer for the war crimes committed, the Turkish Foreign Minister stressed.
During the meeting of the D-8, founded in 1997 by this country, Nigeria, Egypt, Pakistan, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia and Bangladesh, Fidan reiterated this nation’s intention to maintain the suspension of all types of commercial activity with Israel.
When we announced this suspension on May 2, we did so so that Tel Aviv could immediately end hostilities permanently, begin the reconstruction of Gaza and provide food and humanitarian aid, but for now that is not happening, he claimed.
Before ending imports and exports with Israel, both countries registered a trade exchange of about nine thousand 500 million dollars a year, highlighted the 24TV channel.
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