Gargash Stresses UAE Keenness on Efforts Aimed at Ending Yemen Crisis

UAE State Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash. (AP)
UAE State Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash. (AP)
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Gargash Stresses UAE Keenness on Efforts Aimed at Ending Yemen Crisis

UAE State Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash. (AP)
UAE State Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash. (AP)

United Arab Emirates State Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash held talks in Abu Dhabi on Sunday with United Nations special envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, on efforts to resolve the crisis in the war-torn country.

Discussions focused on reaching a ceasefire in Yemen and developing the peace process, reported the UAE state news agency (WAM).

Griffiths hailed the UAE’s ongoing support to the UN in its efforts to establish peace and stability in Yemen.

Gargash, for his part, said Abu Dhabi is keen on ensuring the success of these efforts in order to resolve the crisis.

He also expressed deep appreciation for the Saudi leadership and the central role it is playing, which will help establish peace throughout the region.

He specifically underlined the Riyadh Agreement and the need to implement all of its articles in order to boost the chances of the political solution in Yemen.

The UAE, as part of the Saudi-led Arab coalition, will back the Saudi and UN efforts to reach a ceasefire and pave the way for a necessary political phase that leads Yemen to stability and prosperity, Gargash said.



Erdogan Says Türkiye Ready to Help with Ceasefire in Gaza

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 19, 2024. (Reuters)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 19, 2024. (Reuters)
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Erdogan Says Türkiye Ready to Help with Ceasefire in Gaza

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 19, 2024. (Reuters)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 19, 2024. (Reuters)

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Türkiye was ready to help in any way possible to establish a lasting ceasefire in Gaza, and expressed satisfaction with the ceasefire agreement that has come into effect in Lebanon.

Türkiye, which has fiercely criticized Israel's offensives in Gaza and Lebanon, has previously said it discussed a potential truce in Gaza with Palestinian armed group Hamas and gave the group recommendations on how to proceed with the negotiations.

On Tuesday, US President Joe Biden said the United States would again push for an elusive ceasefire in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza "with Türkiye, Egypt, Qatar, Israel and others".

"We are stating that, as Türkiye, we are ready to provide any contribution for the massacre in Gaza to end and for a lasting ceasefire to be achieved," Erdogan told members of his ruling AK Party in parliament.

Asked about Biden's remarks, a Turkish official told Reuters a ceasefire in Lebanon without a truce in Gaza was not enough to achieve regional stability, adding Ankara was ready to help reach a deal in Gaza, just as it had supported previous efforts.

"We are again ready to help achieve a permanent ceasefire and a lasting solution in Gaza," the official said.

While Ankara has repeatedly traded insults with Israel since the outbreak of the Gaza war, it has not officially severed ties with it. Unlike Israel and its Western partners, Türkiye does not consider Hamas a terrorist organization and regularly hosts some of its senior members.