Turkish FM Fidan: Countries supporting Israel should reconsider their stances

Speaking at a joint press convention following the 4th Foreign Ministers’ Meeting of the Türkiye-Poland-Romania Trilateral Cooperation Process, held within the Polish capital Warsaw, alongside Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski and Romanian Foreign Minister Luminita Odobescu, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan addressed numerous points.

Regarding the NATO Summit, Fidan mentioned he conveyed Türkiye’s priorities and expectations to Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski and Romanian Foreign Minister Odobescu. He emphasised the significance of implementing and monitoring the choices made on the 2023 NATO Vilnius Summit.

Fidan said, “Sanctions imposed by NATO member countries on each other are inconsistent with the spirit of alliance,” stressing that sanctions, restrictions, and blockades, significantly within the protection business, needs to be fully lifted amongst allies.

Underlining the necessity for the commitments made in Vilnius to be fulfilled, Fidan mentioned, “Sanctions and restrictions do not only affect the allied country subjected to them. This anomaly essentially reduces NATO’s deterrence and defense capacity.”

CALL FOR SUPPORT IN COMBATING TERRORISM

Fidan highlighted that the discussions included the difficulty of combating terrorism and that NATO is anticipated to take concrete steps on this regard. He identified that Türkiye has paid very heavy costs in its battle towards terrorism for a few years.

Stating that it’s the most pure proper to anticipate allies to be unconditionally on Türkiye’s facet within the battle towards terrorism, Fidan mentioned, “Alliance (NATO) necessitates maximum solidarity among all members on extremely sensitive issues like combating terrorism.”

Foreign Minister Fidan conveyed that the guarantees made relating to the battle towards terrorism needs to be fulfilled by the NATO Summit in Washington.

Drawing consideration to the truth that Israel, below the guise of making certain its personal safety, is killing Gazans and displacing hundreds of thousands of individuals in entrance of your entire world, Fidan mentioned, “Countries that unconditionally support Israel should reconsider this stance before it is too late.”