Turkish foreign minister to visit Saudi for Gaza truce talks

ISTANBUL: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will hold talks in Saudi Arabia Sunday and Monday as part of efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza, Turkish diplomatic sources said.

Fidan will meet members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the Arab League in Riyadh, as well as foreign ministers from several Western countries, the sources said on Saturday, speaking on condition of anonymity.

The United Nations Security Council had approved a resolution on March 25 calling for an immediate ceasefire but it has never been enacted.

Fidan recently visited Qatar, which has been mediating between Israel and the Hamas Palestinian movement to try to put an end to the war that began with massacres in the south of Israel on October 7 and Israel's subsequent retaliation.

Fidan also recently hosted his Egyptian counterpart and was present when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received an official visit by Qatar-based Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on April 20 in Istanbul.

The diplomatic sources said the talks will also cover the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza.