Armament in Mideast, Asia-Pacific could bring world to ‘edge of cliff': Fidan

Türkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Saturday said that armament in the Middle East and Asia-Pacific region is on the rise and warned that this could bring the world on the "edge of the cliff, ending up with a nuclear war threat."

"As history reminds us, the vicious circle of armament race and mistrust can bring the world on the edge of the cliff, ending up with the nuclear war threat," Fidan said at TRT World Forum 2024 in Istanbul.


Stressing that the global system is facing two conventional wars simultaneously, all of which have global repercussions, Fidan said Türkiye is "just at the center of these wars."

"The stability in the Middle East, South Caucasus, and the eastern Mediterranean, as well as the Black Sea is a primary goal for us," he said.

Fidan said that the international system is facing political, military, economic, and environmental challenges, emphasizing that humanity is going through a critical geopolitical period in response to these challenges.

The UN, an organization created for the "maintenance of international peace and security," failed to fulfill its mission, he added.

Noting that the challenges facing the world could lead to deep unpredictability for the international system, Fidan underlined that the current international system is far from offering solutions to this unpredictability or any crisis.

The genocide in Gaza is the most glaring sign of the legitimacy crisis within the international system, said Fidan, adding it casts a shadow over the credibility of multilateral institutions.

He pointed out that this situation requires a multilateral response.

He also highlighted that Türkiye, by adopting a principled and effective stance, has contributed constructively to...