Oluşturulma Tarihi: Şubat 15, 2006 13:50
Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul met with visiting German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Tuesday to discuss a number of issues, including bilateral relations. Speaking afterwards, Steinmeier said that they had discussed recent developments in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, adding that the Turkish and German governments shared the same views about Hamas being elected in last month’s Palestinian elections.
Steinmeier said that a new era had begun with the election of Hamas and that it needs to abandon violence in order to prove its credibility. Steinmeier stated further that Turkey had influence over Middle Eastern countries, adding that Germany could cooperate with Ankara to end the conflict.