Turkish Foreign Minister
Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty discussed the issue in separate phone calls with his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, and Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, whose country is mediating the talks.
“We have completely cut off our trade with Israel. We do not allow Turkish ships to go to Israeli ports, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told a special parliamentary debate on Gaza in Ankara.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Badr Abdelatty held separate phone calls on Tuesday with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, and Vice Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee and Deputy President of the State of Palestine Hussein Al-Sheikh, as part of intensive international contacts to support efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza.
Egypt's foreign minister warned against Israel’s continuation of systematic starvation and acts of genocide that fuel conflict, deepen hatred, and spread extremism across the region.
The two ministers met in Riyadh on the sidelines of discussions involving Arab and Western top diplomats, hosted by the Saudi capital to address the situation in Syria.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said that his government will encourage Turkish companies to increase their investments in Egypt, especially in tourism sector.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has hailed Egypt's support to his country to overcome the impact of the earthquake that struck his country on February 6.
The seventh round of Astana talks for the Syria crisis resolution will be held in late October.