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Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis briefed political leaders on Wednesday, one at a time, on escalating developments in Syria and the Middle East, alongside progress in Greek-Turkish relations and Cyprus, as the country readies for its two-year tenure on the United Nations Security Council starting January 1.

The Turkish and American top diplomats will come together on Dec. 13 in the Turkish capital to hold key talks on Syria with a particular emphasis on the creation of a new administration in the Middle Eastern country.

A Foreign Ministry official confirmed that United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken will come to Ankara on Friday to meet Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.

Athens is closely monitoring developments in Syria, acknowledging their broad regional implications. In the wake of the fall of the Assad regime, its strategy reflects a mix of humanitarian concern and calculated diplomacy, aiming to safeguard regional stability while asserting its influence.

Türkiye has reiterated its steadfast commitment to preventing terrorist groups from exploiting the ongoing crisis in Syria, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan conveyed in a discussion with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on the sidelines of the G20 conference in Rio de Janeiro, underscoring the importance of Türkiye's role in advancing diplomatic solutions to pressing regional conflicts.

In a bold move, Türkiye has taken the lead in rallying 52 countries and two international organizations to jointly call on the United Nations Security Council to immediately cease the supply of weapons and ammunition to Israel.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has urged the international community to take action to prevent humanity from "hitting its lowest point" in Gaza amid Israel's continued restrictions of the delivery of humanitarian aid to the enclave.

The need to find ways to “contain the crisis in Lebanon and finally allow us to have the peace that everyone is seeking,” Foreign Minister Giorgios Gerapetritis stressed after attending the International Conference in support of the Lebanese people and sovereignty in Paris today.

Türkiye handed over the command of NATO's Kosovo Peacekeeping Force (KFOR) on Oct. 11 to Italy, a year after it assumed the role for the first time.

Israeli warplanes pounded villages in south Lebanon for a third day, Lebanese media reported Wednesday, while Israel said it intercepted a missile fired after sirens sounded early morning in Tel Aviv.

Lebanese officials said hundreds of thousands of civilians have fled their homes in the south this week to avoid fighting between Hezbollah and the Israeli military.