Press Conference Remarks Between His Excellency Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and His Excellency Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye
First I would like to welcome my brother, His Excellency Dr. Hakan Fidan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the sisterly Republic of Türkiye, to Doha.
We had an important meeting where we discussed the strategic partnership, bilateral relations and coordination between our two countries. This visit comes within the framework of our continuous coordination regarding regional and international issues.
This visit comes while the region is going through sensitive circumstances, especially in light of the recent escalation in the region. We had an opportunity to hold detailed consultations on this escalation in the region. We stressed the need for the parties to de-escalate, resort to the use of reason, dialogue, and resolve issues with logic instead of weapons and violence.
Recently, we have made extensive calls with all parties and tried to contain this escalation. The coordination between Qatar and Türkiye is ongoing and continuous and we highly appreciate the positions adopted by the sisterly Republic of Türkiye, especially with regard to supporting the Palestinian brothers. We also had an opportunity to discuss the latest developments in the situation of the war on Gaza and the humanitarian crisis that is worsening day by day. In addition, we talked about the ongoing Israeli actions and attacks on our Palestinian brothers in the West Bank. We stressed the importance of the international community living up to its responsibilities and putting an end to this war and the escalation and provocations carried out by the Israeli army against our Palestinian brothers.
We always emphasize that this issue will remain open as long as there is no just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian issue by establishing a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with international legitimacy resolutions.
We also had an opportunity to consult and coordinate humanitarian efforts regarding the relief for our brothers in Gaza, as well as the latest developments in the negotiations on the ceasefire and the exchange of prisoners and hostages.
The State of Qatar continues to reach out and coordinate with all brotherly and friendly countries in the framework of putting an end to this crisis and this human suffering. We appreciate and value the Turkish role and its importance at this stage in the region. We believe that today it is imperative that such coordination is carried out continuously and brings positive results for all.
Thank you, Your Excellency, for visiting us in Doha. We are very pleased to meet you.