Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan: Israel must end regional expansionism

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili today. After the meeting, where all aspects of bilateral relations and regional issues were discussed, the two ministers held a joint press conference.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan's statement is as follows:

RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR

We discussed important developments in the region at the meeting. We want the Ukraine war to end as soon as possible. As Turkey, we supported the initiatives of both sides. I would like to state once again that we are ready to provide all kinds of support, including hosting peace talks.

ISRAEL MUST STOP REGIONAL EXPANDALISM

Netanyahu's statements regarding Syria clearly show that he is not in favor of peace. Israel must end its regional expansionism under the guise of establishing security. A clear stance must be taken against Israel's actions.

MESSAGE ABOUT THE TRANSITION PROCESS IN SYRIA

We have advocated that the future of Syria should be determined by the Syrian people. We expect the next steps of the political transition in Syria to be inclusive and to be implemented in a way that does not allow for separatist movements.

WILL THERE BE PEACE IN UKRAINE?

There is currently a traffic of talks between the parties. Everyone is currently in intense contact with everyone else. There are intense contacts on what the conditions of a possible ceasefire agreement will be, will this ceasefire agreement turn into a peace agreement, what the security guarantees will be. We have also had talks. The good thing is that everyone now agrees on a ceasefire. Our work on what Turkey's contributions can be continues.