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Turkey expresses concerns over labeling Haneyya as terrorist

Friday 2-February-2018

The Spokesperson of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hami Aksoy said that his country is concerned over the decision of the US Administration that blacklisted Head of Hamas Movement Ismail Haneeya as a “global terrorist”.

“The US decision which disregards the realities on the ground could undermine the Middle East Peace Process including the efforts for intra-Palestinian peace and reconciliation” he said

“We also hope that the decision will not have a negative impact on our country’s humanitarian assistance and economic development activities towards Gaza” he added.

“It is obvious that this decision which overlooks the fact that Hamas is an important reality of Palestinian political life cannot make any contribution to the just comprehensive and lasting settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict” Aksoy said.

The US State Department issued a press release on Wednesday blacklisting Haneyya as a “global terrorist”.

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