Turkey has positioned itself well as among the world’s active mediators in current regional conflicts.
Especially after Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan assured that Ankara is very much ready to be a guarantor between Hamas and Israel if a two-state solution agreement is placed.
This is after the country had successfully brokered a peace talk meeting between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Acting as guarantor between Hamas and Israel
According to Fidan, his country will continue to help its global allies in pursuing peace in Gaza and provide the Palestinians the necessary international recognition they deserve.
All while finally putting an end to the more than two-year conflict between Hamas and Israel.
He said during an interview that Turkey is ready to act as a de facto guarantor between the warring parties.
He also urged the international community to focus their attention and support for accountability on those who committed war crimes during the war.
He said that a task force would be closely working with the diplomatic team of the United States government with its outlined ceasefire plan in the region bounded by three institutional pillars.
Namely – a task force, a peace council, and a stabilization force.
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Mission to resolve Pakistani-Afghan rift
Turkey was among the mediators of the recently concluded peace talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Qatar that helped stop the conflict between the neighboring nations from deepening.
Turkey hailed the diplomatic efforts of the Qatari government in providing space for the peace talks to occur, with Intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin leading the Turkish delegation.
The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Ankara remains among the stalwarts of global diplomacy in resolving regional conflicts.
This includes the case of Afghanistan and Pakistan, which ended in a bilateral agreement that was heavily centered on respect for the sovereignty of their territories.
Turkey as partner of Russia and Ukraine
One of the most notable contributions of the Eurasian nation in terms of diplomacy was its neutrality in bringing the leaders of Russia and Ukraine into a dialogue to retain the free flow of grain in the Black Sea – amid the height of their conflict back in 2022.
The Black Sea grain deal was brokered by the Turkish government and the United Nations to establish a safe corridor for Ukrainian and Russian vessels carrying tonnes of grain to pass through and deliver their cargoes to the international market.
Especially to territories with a depleting supply of wheat and flour.
The deal faced many obstacles, including threats from the Russian government of backing out of the accord.
It claimed that Ukraine had been using the situation to hide and transport weapons to its Odesa port.
Ultimately, the agreement was signed in Istanbul between Russia’s then defense minister, Sergei Shoigu, and former Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister, Oleksandr Kubrakov, in July 2022.
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