Turkish Energy Minister Alp Arslan Bayraktar said on Saturday, in an interview with CNN Turk, that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Saudi Arabia on Monday.
The minister said Erdogan will discuss Israel’s military operations in the Palestinian territories while attending the summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Riyadh.
The preparatory ministerial meeting for the extraordinary Arab-Islamic conference, which will be held in Riyadh at the invitation of Saudi Arabia, will begin on Sunday to discuss the continuation of Israel’s war on Gaza and Lebanon, developments in the situation in the department. , and coordination of positions among member states.
Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alp Arslan Bayraktar and Erdogan.
After a break that lasted more than three years following the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in his country’s consulate in Istanbul in 2018, Riyadh and Ankara resumed their relationship in April 2022 when Erdogan visited Saudi Arabia and met the Saudi Crown Prince.
Since then, Erdogan has visited Saudi Arabia twice, including one of them to participate in the Arab-Islamic conference on Gaza in November 2023.
It was preceded by a visit in July of the aforementioned year, where an investment and defense agreement was signed, in particular the Kingdom’s purchase of Turkish drones manufactured by Baykar.
Saudi Arabia and Turkey always deny the use of the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip, where the war between Hamas and Israel continues.
Erdogan said on Friday that he hopes US President Donald Trump will ask Israel to “stop” the war, and noted that halting aid could be a good start. US military to Israel.
“Trump made promises to end the conflict…
Erdogan was also quoted as saying, “Trump’s cutting of military aid to Israel may be a good start to stop the Israeli attack on the Palestinian territories and Lebanon.”
Türkiye strongly condemns the Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, has suspended trade with Israel, and has also applied to join the genocide trial. it was filed against Israel at the International Court of Justice. Israel strongly denies allegations of genocide.
Erdogan said that Trump’s presidency will greatly affect the political and military balances in the Middle East region, adding that continuing with current American policies would worsen the situation in the region and expand the scope of the conflict.
On Monday, Israel accused Turkey of having “bad intentions” as a result of a letter sent by Ankara to the United Nations and signed by more than 50 countries and organizations calling for a ban on arms exports to Israel.
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, said in a statement, “What else can we expect from a country whose actions are motivated by malice aimed at creating conflict, with support from Axis of Evil countries,” referring to the countries that support the Turkish campaign.
He said, “This is a new, foolish move by the axis of evil against Israel on the international scene.”
The Israeli ambassador renewed his attack on the United Nations, “which is led by evil countries and not liberal countries that support the values of justice and morality.”
Danon pledged to “continue the struggle to defend the interests of the State of Israel against any political or military attack.”
On Sunday, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced that he had sent a joint letter to the United Nations calling for an end to the supply and delivery of weapons to Israel.
The Turkish minister said the letter was signed by 52 countries, including Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Iran, Russia, China, Brazil, and two organizations: the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
The letter, seen by Agence France-Presse on Monday, calls for “immediate measures to be taken to stop the supply or transfer of arms, ammunition and related materials to Israel, the occupying power, in all cases where are there reasonable grounds. suspected that they could be used in the Palestinian territories.”
In mid-October, Erdogan called on the United Nations to impose an arms embargo on Israel, considering it an “effective solution” to end the conflict in the Gaza Strip.
Last September, in a phone call with Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called for “unifying Arab and Islamic efforts to support the Palestinian people” as the war in Gaza continues. continue
The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said that Prince Mohammed stressed the Kingdom’s “willingness to unite Arab and Islamic efforts to support the fraternal Palestinian people against the brutal attack they are receiving by the Israeli occupation forces, and the need for intensive efforts to stop the ongoing Israeli attacks and violations against the Palestinian people.”
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2024-11-09 20:34:00
