“Jerusalem is one of the priorities of Turkey’s foreign policy” foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday.
“The preservation of the historic and legal status of Jerusalem is one of the priorities of our foreign policy. This is sacred to us” Cavusoglu said at a consultation meeting with ambassadors of Palestine to European countries.
“Israel instead of learning from previous mistakes repeats them. While maintaining the inhumane blockade in Gaza Israel runs a campaign that feeds on violence and aims at crippling a two-state solution” he said.
“The nation-state bill passed last year by Israel’s parliament is a fresh example reflecting this mindset. We will never allow such attempts to cast a shadow over our goal of forging a just and lasting peace through dialogue and diplomacy” Cavusoglu added.
“The more Israel intensifies its illegal activities the more we will strive for justice and peace.”
He also affirmed that Turkey would fight faits accomplis in Jerusalem including unilateral moves on the status of Jerusalem which the US recognized as Israel’s capital in late 2017.
He called for recognizing an independent and sovereign Palestinian state with a capital in east Jerusalem.
Cavusoglu pointed out that Ankara had provided more than $460 million to Palestine since 2005 while TIKA Turkey’s state aid agency had carried out some 550 projects in the occupied territories.
