Turkey mulls Syria defence pact amid Israel deconfliction talks

Turkey mulls Syria defence pact amid Israel deconfliction talks

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said his country would support Syria militarily if the two countries entered into a defence pact, in comments made following Israel's repeated bombardment of Syria. Fidan told CNN Turk that if the two countries enter a military agreement, and a situation arose that military aid was needed, Turkey was ready to provide the necessary support if requested. Fidan also made scathing remarks about Israel's conti…

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said at the Antalya Diplomatic Forum, “We support the plan for the reconstruction of Gaza adopted by the Arab league. We call on Israel to declare peace with the Palestinians and to declare a ceasefire.”

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said that Ankara is ready to buy spare parts, ammunition and electronics for its army worth billions of dollars if the US lifts its…More...

The US press announced that President Donald Trump may visit Turkey next month. The news also noted that Trump is not currently considering including Israel in his Middle East tour program. As will be recalled, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan also responded to the question "Could it be in Turkey or in the US? In other words, could Trump come or Erdoğan go?" in a live broadcast program he attended last night by saying "Both could happen."

Ankara: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan expressed Ankara's readiness on Wednesday to provide support to Syria if a military agreement is concluded with it. In a televised statement, Fidan said, "As an independent state, if Syria enters into a military agreement with us, we are ready to provide whatever support we can." Fidan noted that any instability in a country neighboring Turkey would affect […]