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Turkey submits letter to UN calling for halt to arm sales to Israel
3 November 2024 16:01 GMT
Turkey has submitted a letter to the United Nations, signed by 52 countries and two organisations, calling for a halt to arms sales to Israel.
The letter's signatories include Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Algeria, China, Iran, and Russia, as well as the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan confirmed Ankara had submitted the letter during a press conference in Djibouti.
"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 1 November," Fidan told reporters.
"We must repeat at every opportunity that selling arms to Israel means participating in its genocide."