The Palestinian group Hamas is prepared to take constructive steps to make the current Gaza cease-fire permanent, and Israel should demonstrate the same commitment, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Wednesday.
โThe Gaza Strip is a part of Palestine; it must remain so and be treated as such,โ Fidan said during a joint news conference in Ankara with his Egyptian counterpart, Badr Abdelatty.
Expressing great pleasure in hosting Egypt's foreign minister, Fidan noted that Abdelatty has been received by President Recep Tayyip Erdoฤan.
Hailing the vision and will of the presidents of their two nations, Fidan said they are making "significant progress" in ties between the two countries.
Fidan noted that the first meeting of the High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council (HLSCC) held on Sept. 4, 2024, was a turning point for ties between the two countries, saying that as foreign ministers, they coordinate the cooperation process across various fields.
Noting that he and Abdelatty co-chaired the first meeting of the Tรผrkiye-Egypt Joint Planning Group, he said representatives from the relevant institutions also attended the meeting, addressed aspects of their relations in detail and reviewed the current status of the agreements under negotiation.
"We aim to have these agreements ready for signature by the time of the second HLSCC meeting next year. In this way, we will further strengthen the contractual foundation of our relations," he added.
The Egyptian foreign minister said Egypt and Tรผrkiye are preparing to hold the second session of the High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council in Cairo soon, with the p
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