Hakan Fidan: Turkey to host Palestinian prisoners releasing Israel

A could accept Palestinian prisoners released under the ceasefire agreement Hamas – Israel, said the Turkish Foreign Minister, . In statements from Doha, Qatar, Turkey’s Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, also opposed the transfer of Palestinians from Gaza to other countries, stressing that this is contrary to international humanitarian law. CORVERSE In Doha where he met with Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Mohammad bin Abdullah al Thani, and on the issue of the non-staying of certain prisoners in Palestinian Territories, included in the ceasefire agreement reached in Gaza, the head of Turkish diplomacy, replied that Turkey could accept them. “We have the precedent of this issue in the case of the (p. Israeli soldier) Gilad Salitt. At the time, we were asked to take some Palestinians and we accepted. Now, our President has expressed our readiness to host some Palestinians, those who have been released, along with other countries to support the agreement, such as Turkey of course. In this respect, Turkey, along with other countries, will do its duty. That’s our wish. We will continue to provide all kinds of support in this regard,” said Hakan Fidan. He also opposed the transfer of Palestinians from Gaza to other countries, stressing that this is contrary to international humanitarian law. CORVERSE He also pointed out the need to maintain the ceasefire in Gaza and asked the international community to assume its responsibilities so that Israel would not prevent the delivery of humanitarian aid. As regards developments in Syria , Hakan Fidan reiterated that Turkey will not tolerate terrorist presence in its neighbouring country , stressing that Ankara is closely monitoring the moves of Syria’s new government towards the Kurdish YPG militia, linking it to terrorism and the PKK, which for over 40 years has been acting against Ankara, as he said. He also said that together with his counterpart Qatar they discussed how they can contribute to meeting Syria’s urgent needs.