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Erdogan welcomes France’s decision to recognize Palestinian state
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France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) shaking hands with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during their meeting on the sideline of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in The Hague, the Netherlands, June 25, 2025. (Photo by Handout / TURKISH PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP)
ISTANBUL, Turkey — Turkey’s president welcomes a move by his French counterpart to recognize Palestinian statehood, in a phone call between the two leaders, the Turkish presidency says.
“During a telephone conversation, President (Recep Tayyip) Erdogan congratulated French President (Emmanuel) Macron on his decision to recognize Palestine as a state,” it says in a statement.
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