Turkish, US top diplomats discuss Syria, Gaza and Ukraine

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and US counterpart Marco Rubio discussed Syria, Gaza and the Ukraine-Russia war, as well as bilateral issues during their first in-person meeting in Munich on Friday, a Turkish foreign ministry source says.

Fidan told Rubio about Turkey’s views on measures that regional countries in the Middle East can take against Islamic State, the source says, adding he had also called for the ceasefire in Gaza to be made permanent.

The two also “extensively discussed” possible developments on the achievement of peace between Ukraine and Russia, the source says.

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