The Emir of Qatar conducted Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Talks with the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan In Ankara today, Thursday, the current escalation in the region and developments in the war on Gaza.
The Emir of Qatar said – in a post on the X platform – that the meeting comes within the framework of strengthening strategic relations, comprehensive bilateral cooperation, and coordinating efforts regarding regional developments and its increasing challenges, especially efforts to reduce escalation and reach a solution to stop the war on Gaza.
In turn, the Turkish presidency said that the two sides discussed the war waged by Israel on Gaza and regional and international developments.
My meeting today with my brother President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara comes within the framework of strengthening our strategic relations and comprehensive bilateral cooperation, and coordinating our joint efforts regarding developments in the region and its increasing challenges, especially our efforts to reduce escalation and reach a solution to stop the war on Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories, and all… pic.twitter.com/2uUmvqE656
— Tamim bin Hamad (@TamimBinHamad) August 8, 2024
She added that Erdogan stressed during the meeting that Israel, by assassinating the head of the political bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement (agitation) Ismail Haniyeh “It has proven once again that it has no intention of reaching a ceasefire, but is trying to raise tensions in the region with its continued attacks on the Palestinian territories and Lebanon.”
The Turkish President stressed the need for the international community to take effective steps to stop the Israeli aggression, he said.
Tensions in the Middle East have escalated following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in the Iranian capital, Tehran, and the military commander in Hizb allah Lebanese Fouad Shukr in Southern suburbs To Beirut last week.
Israel has put its forces and vital facilities on high alert in anticipation of a response from Iran and Hezbollah, while Tehran has confirmed that its response will be “surprising” and “decisive.”