Turkish, French foreign ministers discuss bilateral ties, regional issues

By Diyar Guldogan

WASHINGTON (AA) - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his French counterpart Stephane Sejourne on Thursday held talks on bilateral relations and regional issues, according to Turkish diplomatic sources.

In a closed-door meeting in Brazil, Fidan told Sejourne that urgent steps must be taken to prevent the situation in the Gaza Strip from further worsening and that the UN and international community must act in unity on the issue.

During the meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Fidan emphasized that the war in Ukraine should be resolved while upholding the country's territorial integrity and political unity.

Türkiye-EU relations were also on the agenda, with Fidan telling his French counterpart that it would be a "strategic mistake" to keep Türkiye's EU membership process separate from other candidate countries, the sources added.