Blinken Says Turkey Ready for Positive Role on Israel-Hamas War
- Secretary of state returning to Middle East for new diplomacy
- Says US has ‘intense focus’ on preventing a wider conflict
Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomes Antony Blinken on Jan 6.
Source: Turkish Presidency
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Turkish leaders at the start of a diplomatic tour aimed at avoiding a broader war in the Middle East and rallying Arab support for Gaza’s post-conflict governance.
Blinken met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul for more than an hour on Saturday after speaking with Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.