Deputy Prime Minister and Government Spokesman Numan Kurtulmuş made a statement after the meeting of the Council of Ministers. Kurtulmuş, about the crisis between Qatar and some Arab countries, “Mr. President of the Republic of Turkiye is actively into the process and makes bilateral phone calls with a large number of heads of state and government, some of them Islamic countries, some of the Western countries, to resolve the problem.”
Kurtulmuş, who is also in charge of explaining the diplomatic crisis between Qatar and some Arabic countries, said: “We invite all concerned parties to act wisely and we believe that cooperation through diplomacy with Qatar is necessary. It seems to be a major crisis. It must be solved without further growth. In the region, Turkiye will fulfill all responsibility for resolving this problem. The main thing is to keep the diplomatic channels open. In this regard we are making efforts to keep the diplomatic channels open in connection with Qatar. The President of the Republic of Turkiye, as president of the period of the Islamic Cooperation Organization, has started today, making bilateral phone calls with heads of state and government, some of them Islamic countries, some of them are Western countries, and to solve the problem he is actively involved in the process.”
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