Turkey Confirms Support for Saudi Arabia in Facing Houthi Aggressions and Calls for Freedom of Navigation - Sarmad
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan Confirms His Country's Support for Saudi Arabia in Facing Houthi Aggressions, Stressing the Necessity to Secure Navigation in the Straits of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab.
Translated by Qiyas from سرمد — Original source
(KUNA) – Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan expressed his country’s support for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the face of “Houthi” attacks on Saturday, emphasizing the need to ensure navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab al-Mandab.
Speaking at a meeting of the 52nd session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers in Baghdad, Fidan said, “Recent developments in Yemen and Houthi attacks against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are of concern to all,” reaffirming support for the Kingdom and the legitimate Yemeni government, and stressing the necessity of securing freedom of movement and navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab, as they constitute a crucial element of food security.
On the Palestinian issue, Fidan stated that “Israel’s expansionist policies and mass massacres pose a major challenge to regional security,” calling for efforts to counter these actions and to continue working toward collective measures and engaging the international community to urge the United States to pressure Israel to halt its policies.
Earlier today, the 52nd session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers began, with participation from Kuwait, whose delegation was chaired by Kuwait’s Permanent Representative to the OIC and Consul General in Jeddah, Yousef Al-Tanaim.
