Turkish Foreign Minister warns about consequences of a new attack on Iran
At the closing press conference of the meeting of foreign ministers of R4 mechanism member countries and the R4 plus E3 format in Istanbul, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan pointed to the presence of representatives from Turkey, Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, the UK, Germany, France, and Italy and assessed this gathering as one of the most important diplomatic events of recent months in terms of participation level, topics, and venue.
Fidan announced that the participating countries share the belief that any new military action against Iran will expand the scope of war and unrest in the region. Rejecting the option of military intervention in Iran, he stated that such an approach has no justification or approval under current conditions.
The Turkish Foreign Minister added that participants oppose further expansion of conflicts and emphasize the immediate end of war and the establishment of a ceasefire in the Persian Gulf and Ukraine. According to him, a near consensus has formed among the parties that the path of dialogue and diplomacy is the most suitable method of action, and all countries see diplomacy as the only solution.
Fidan also described unrest in the Black Sea and Bab al Mandab as a factor affecting global energy and food security and the free trade system, and emphasized the necessity of coordination among the countries present at the meeting to convey a single message to the international community.
He called for the fastest possible reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the reduction of its negative effects on markets. On the Russia Ukraine war, he said that the common view of participants is the immediate implementation of a ceasefire and peace agreement in Ukraine and the adoption of necessary measures to ensure security and freedom of navigation in the Black Sea.
At the end, Fidan pointed to the necessity of stopping the war and emphasized that if conflicts continue, the parties must make exceptions for energy and grain.
