New York: Turkish President Recep H E Tayyip Erdogan (pictured) praised Qatari-US efforts to bring peace to several African countries, expressing Turkiye’s concern over the ongoing conflict in Sudan and stressing that peace efforts there fall on the international community.
In his speech before the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Erdogan addressed the Palestinian issue, stressing that the ongoing genocide in Gaza requires immediate action from the international community.
He emphasized the need for a ceasefire and holding perpetrators of crimes accountable under international law. He said that anyone who remains silent about what is happening in Gaza is complicit in genocide.
He added that the Israeli entity deliberately killed journalists and closed the crossings, and that children were being killed and forced to starve. He said that Gaza had become an uninhabitable place, and that its destruction was justified solely by the Hamas movement.
He questioned why Israel was targeting the West Bank despite the absence of Hamas there, and described Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as indifferent to peace and securing the release of hostages.
The Turkish president noted his country’s continued support for a unified, secure, and stable Syria, working to bring peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia, resolving the dispute between Somalia and Ethiopia, and hosting negotiations between Ukraine and Russia to stop the war, which has no winner.
He emphasized that the stability and security of Iraq are of paramount importance to ensuring the well-being of the region, and called for addressing the Iranian nuclear issue through diplomacy to avoid new crises.
He emphasized that the world is larger than just five countries, calling for reforming the Security Council system to make it more just and promoting a culture of coexistence in the face of racism and Islamophobia.
The Turkish President emphasized the importance of harnessing artificial intelligence to assist countries, not to oppress them, and working to reduce polluting emissions to zero in line with the global trend.
