Turkey pushes UN for arms embargo against Israel in joint letter signed by 52 countries

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Turkey submitted a letter to the United Nations, signed by 52 countries and two organisations, calling for a halt to arms deliveries to Israel.

“We have written a joint letter calling on all countries to stop the sale of arms and ammunition to Israel. We delivered this letter, which has 54 signatories, to the UN on November 1,” said Hakan Fidan at a press conference in Djibouti, where he was attending a Turkey-Africa partnership summit.

Among the signatories are Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Algeria, China, Iran, and Russia, while the two organisations are the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.

“We must repeat at every opportunity that selling arms to Israel means participating in its genocide”, Fidan added, noting that the letter is “an initiative led by Turkey.”

In October, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan also called on the UN to impose an arms embargo on Israel, stating that it would be an “effective solution” to ending the conflict in the Gaza Strip.

Also read: Israel against Turkey: Malicious stance from a country supporting the “Axis of Evil”

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