UPDATE 2 – Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan holds meetings at Doha Forum

UPDATES WITH MORE MEETINGS

By Seda Sevencan

ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held a series of meetings on the sidelines of the 22nd Doha Forum in Qatar on Saturday.

Fidan met with Geir O. Pedersen, the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Syria, and Bedir Camus, the head of the Syrian Negotiation Commission.

The Turkish minister also held separate talks with Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, as well as Mali's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdoulaye Diop.

In addition, Fidan engaged in discussions with Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein. In the meeting, according to sources from Türkiye’s Foreign Ministry, the parties agreed to work closely on issues related to Syria.

Fidan also met with Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud on the margins of the forum.

Moreover, on X, Turkish Foreign Ministry noted that Fidan discussed the latest developments in Syria with his counterparts from Qatar, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia and a Russian representative on the margins of the forum​​​​​​​.