Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan called on the international community to take a more active role towards an urgent ceasefire in Gaza and a two-state solution to the conflict during talks at the G20 meeting in Brazil, a Turkish diplomatic source said. Turkey, which has harshly criticised Israel for its attacks on Gaza and backed measures to have it tried for genocide at the World Court, has repeatedly called for a ceasefire. Unlike its Western allies and some Gulf nations, NATO member Turkey does not view Hamas, the Palestinian militant group which runs Gaza and on Oct. 7 carried out an attack inside Israel that prompted the Israeli campaign, as a terrorist organisation.
According to Russian sources, the US rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine to halt the war after talks with mediators. Source: Reuters, citing three Russian sources familiar with the negotiations Details: According to three Russian sources, mediators met in Türkiye near the end of 2023.
PARIS (Reuters) -France's newly-appointed Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne is on his way to Ukraine, his first official trip, three diplomatic sources said on Friday, as Paris looks to reassure Kyiv of its support as the war with Russia nears its second anniversary. The trip comes at a time when political infighting in the United States and European Union has held up two major packages of assistance for Ukraine. A second French diplomatic source said it was deemed important to maintain a trip initially planned under the previous minister to underscore Paris' commitment at a time when things were tougher for Ukraine.
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