By Anadolu Agency
ISTANBUL
Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday discussed bilateral ties and regional issues, including Syria, Gaza, and Ukraine, said Turkish diplomatic sources.
In a phone call, Fidan underlined the importance of lifting sanctions on Syria for the country’s stability and prosperity.
The release of Israeli US citizen Edan Alexander by Hamas and the planned peace talks between Russia and Ukraine were also addressed in the phone call.
The peace talks are scheduled to take place in Istanbul, Türkiye, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy indicating acceptance of Moscow’s proposal to resume negotiations.
Details of Rubio’s upcoming visit to Türkiye on the occasion of the Informal NATO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting to be held in Antalya on May 14–15 were also discussed, according to the sources.
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