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Erdogan says Turkey stepping up efforts to end Iran war
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleTurkey’s president says his country has intensified its push to end the war in Iran.
“We are striving to seize any chance, however small, for hostilities to cease and negotiations to open,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says in a televised address following a cabinet meeting.
“In the face of increasing risks, I, as president, on one hand, and our ministers on the other, are accelerating our diplomatic contacts,” he added.
He does not provide details.
Erdogan, a vocal critic of Israel, also accuses the country of sabotaging attempts to stop the fighting.
“The Israeli government has continued to undermine all initiatives aimed at ending the war,” Erdogan says.
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