Türkiye to host regional, European foreign ministers’ meeting on regional conflicts — Pajhwok

KABUL (Pajhwok): Foreign ministers from Türkiye, Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, France and Germany will meet in Istanbul today to discuss regional conflicts and ways to strengthen cooperation, according to reports. Reuters, citing a Turkish diplomatic source, reported that the meeting was being held at Türkiye’s initiative, bringing the seven countries together in this format for the first time. According to the report, the ministers will discuss the Palestine-Israel issue, the latest developments in the Strait of Hormuz, the situation in Yemen, efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war, and opportunities to expand cooperation between regional and European countries. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is expected to stress the need for a diplomatic solution to end the war between the United States and Iran, as well as the importance of freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab al-Mandab Strait, the report said. The Turkish diplomatic source added that Fidan would reiterate Türkiye’s support for Saudi Arabia’s security in the face of attacks by Yemen’s Houthi movement, in line with the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement signed by Türkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. According to the source, Fidan would also tell his counterparts that Türkiye had worked to prevent the war in Ukraine from spreading to the Black Sea and highlight the risks the conflict posed to…