Yesterday’s (Wednesday) meeting between Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan had as its main topic the developments in Palestine. After all, Iran’s foreign minister at the UN General Assembly meeting on October 26 had stated that Tehran was willing to play a role with Turkey and Qatar in the release of the hostages held by Hamas.

Hakan Fidan is in favor of the two-state solution

A little while ago, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, in a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart, Hussein Amir Abdullayan, again launched an attack against Israel for the tragedy in Gaza: “Unfortunately, the illegal siege in Gaza, which deprives Our Palestinian brothers their most basic rights, it continues. Gazans have been under heavy bombardment for days, with electricity and water cut off and food and medicine supplies blocked. People whose homes are destroyed are brutally and openly murdered in front of the whole world. Unfortunately, even refugee camps, schools, places of worship and hospitals are being targeted. People are evicted from their homes. These inhumane sieges against our brothers from Gaza are a clear violation of international law. It is not possible to remain silent in the face of this slaughter and oppression. In fact, the great rally for Palestine, which we all attended in Istanbul on Saturday, was one of the most concrete indicators that we stand by the oppressed people of Gaza,” said Haqan Fidan, who then emphasized that “No there may be a separate template for Ukraine and a separate template for Palestine. If we want a just world, we must always act with principles and consistency. Israel must immediately turn back from the wrong path it has taken and end the violence. Israel must now understand that security cannot be established through violence. Israel must understand that ignoring the Palestinians and shedding more blood will get them nowhere.”

Fidan reiterated Turkey’s position that “the International Peace Conference will be the most appropriate framework” for peace in the region and added that: “As Turkey, we are determined to contribute, in coordination with our partners, to establishing first a ceasefire and after permanent peace. We are also ready to take responsibility as guarantors in the implementation of an agreement. The goal of all these efforts is the establishment of a sovereign Palestinian state with geographic integrity, based on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital. The way to achieve peace for both Palestine and Israel is through a two-state solution.”