Antony Blinken says he discussed Gaza ceasefire agreement with Turkiye top officials

ANKARA: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday that he discussed the imperative of Palestinian group Hamas’ saying ‘yes’ to the Gaza ceasefire agreement in his talks with Turkiye President and Foreign Minister.

“In my discussions with President Erdogan and with Minister Fidan we talked about the imperative of Hamas saying yes to the (Gaza) agreement that’s possible to finally help bring this to an end,” Blinken said, following his meeting with Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan in Ankara.

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“We appreciate very much the role that Turkiye can play in using its voice with with Hamas, to try to bring this to conclusion.”