Erdogan and Starmer Discuss Bilateral Ties, Global Issues

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer held a phone conversation on Friday, during which they discussed bilateral relations, as well as key regional and global developments.

Erdogan told Starmer that this year’s United Nations General Assembly was useful in advancing efforts toward a two-state solution in Palestine, The Caspian Post reports, citing Turkish media.

Congratulating Starmer on the UK’s decision to recognize Palestine as a state, Erdogan noted that the recognition of Palestine by UN Security Council members, including the UK and France, was a “historic development.”

The Turkish president stressed that the momentum in support of Palestine should be maintained and that measures beyond diplomatic pressure are needed to stop the Netanyahu government.