In assembly with Donald Trump, Turkey’s Erdogan hails Iran-Israel truce
Jun 25, 2025 03:38 AM IST
Erdogan additionally careworn the necessity for Ankara and Washington to work carefully to finish the warfare in Gaza and the Russia-Ukraine battle.
Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan hailed the Iran-Israel ceasefire and urged “shut dialogue” to finish the Russia-Ukraine battle, as he held talks with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of a NATO summit late Tuesday.
The Turkish president “expressed his satisfaction with the ceasefire achieved between Israel and Iran via President Trump’s efforts, hoping it could be everlasting,” his workplace stated.
Within the early hours of Tuesday morning, Trump introduced that Iran and Israel had agreed to a staggered ceasefire that may result in an “official finish” to their 11 day battle.
The transfer got here after the US joined Israel’s marketing campaign on Sunday, placing key nuclear websites, prompting a carefully-coordinated Iranian retaliation in opposition to a US base in Qatar late Monday — which appeared to convey the confrontation to an in depth.
Erdogan additionally careworn the necessity for Ankara and Washington to work carefully to finish the warfare in Gaza and the Russia-Ukraine battle.
The Turkish president “emphasised the significance of shut dialogue in ending the humanitarian tragedy in Gaza as quickly as doable and in peacefully resolving the Russia-Ukraine warfare,” it stated.
Erdogan additionally referred to as for elevated defence trade cooperation with the US, which he stated might considerably enhance commerce between them.
“Advancing cooperation within the defence trade would facilitate reaching the aim of a $100 billion commerce quantity,” he stated.
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