We maintain support for Palestinian cause in strongest manner: Erdoğan

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine held a joint press conference on July 25 following their meeting at the Presidential Complex.

Erdoğan said: "We, as Türkiye, maintain our solidarity with the Palestinian people and our support for the Palestinian cause in the strongest manner."

Stating that they discussed the developments in Palestine in detail during their meeting with Palestinian President Abbas today, President Erdoğan said: "We evaluated the steps that can be taken to further enhance our relations. We reaffirmed our support for strengthening the capacity of the Palestinian state and improving the current conditions of the Palestinian people."

Noting that the Palestinian issue has not received the attention it deserves from the international community for a long time, President Erdoğan said: "It is important that the international community, especially the United Nations, engages strongly in the Palestinian issue. As Türkiye, we maintain our solidarity with the Palestinian people and our support for the Palestinian cause in the strongest manner."

Stating that they closely follow the developments in Palestine in this regard, President Erdoğan said: "We are deeply concerned about the increasing loss of lives, destruction, expansion of illegal settlements and settler violence. I would like to take this occasion to once again wish Allah's mercy on our Palestinian brothers and sisters who lost their lives and extend my condolences to the Palestinian state and people. The only way to achieve a fair and lasting peace in the region is to defend the vision of a two-state solution."

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