Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for pressure on the United States to stop Israel’s offensive in Gaza, but said there would be no agreement unless Washington accepted the enclave as Palestinian land, AFP reports.
Erdogan returned from a summit of Arab and Muslim leaders in the Saudi capital Riyadh, which condemned Israeli forces’ “barbaric actions” in Gaza without approving concrete punitive measures.
He is due to visit Germany on Friday and plans to travel to Egypt and host Iran’s president in the coming weeks.
“We should hold talks with Egypt and the Gulf countries, and pressure the United States,” Erdogan told Turkish reporters on board his return flight from Riyadh.
“The US should increase its pressure on Israel. The West should increase pressure on Israel […] It’s vital for us to secure a ceasefire,” he said.
