Foreign Minister Fidan: There is nothing more natural than Turkey being responsible for security in the Black Sea

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attended theCoalition of Volunteers for Ukraine meeting held inParis. Following his contacts regarding Syria and Ukraine in Paris, Fidananswered questions from members of the press at the TurkishEmbassy in Paris.

In Paris, he held contacts within the framework of both the mostcomprehensive summit of the Coalition of Volunteers to date and the visit of Syrian Foreign Minister Assad Hasan Shaibani to France. contacts within the framework ofResponding to a question regarding this, Fidan said, "Today we had a very busy day in Paris. Today we are also currently at ourembassy. Syrian Foreign Minister Mr. Sheibani, atripartite meeti ng"meeting inParis for; the negotiations betweenIsrael, Syria, and Americawith the aim of. We havefollowed thesenegotiations very closelywe are following closely. We are in constant consultationwith both the Syrian side and the American side. After this meeting, we met with him and discussed the two issues in detail; we both discussed what was done todaythe stage reached in thenegotiations, as well aswhat results were achievedin the talks they heldwith the YPGa fewdaysago.reached or did not reach, we had the opportunity to go overthem. We discussed these matters ingreatdetailed," he said.

Fidan said, "Later, I met with (US Ambassador to Turkey) Tom Barrack. He was also present at these meetingsrepresenting America in his capacity as the Special Envoy for Syria,leading the American delegation. We also received information from him regarding thecourse of thetrilateral meetingsheld today."viewswe conveyed, the next meeting, the decisions taken, we discussed these in detaildiscussed," he said.

"Israel's recent actions in Somaliland are one of itsdivision-basedprojects to spread instability."

When asked for his assessment regarding Israel's provocative actions in Syria, Fidan said, "These provocative actions are part of Israel'slarge-scaleregional destabilizationefforts."conductedan expansionist and divisive policyas an extension, we see it.Here, making the necessary assessments,analyzing these assessments, and taking the necessary measures is extremelyimportant. important regional stabilityin terms of. This is both a behavior that needs to be carried out together with the countries of the region, and there are also serious roles that America can play in this regard. Now, Israel'srecent move, especially in Somaliland, is actually alsoland-basedin the region, ordivision-basedinstability-spreading projects. We see this very clearly. Of course, especially since Syria is our immediateneighbor, becauseeverything that happens there concerns us closely. We hope that something that will satisfy everyone, awe will find a basis for negotiation and an agreementthat will bring stability to the region," he said.

"We are closer than everto a lastingpeace in Ukraine."

held inParis,the GIn his assessment regarding theCoalition of Volunteers summit, Fidan said, "Today's summit was an important one. As you know, we attended the Leaders' Summitrepresenting our President. In addition to the countries, institutions such as the European Unionand NATO were also present here, and theirleaders were alsothere." important issues were discussed.It is worth underlining that; in this war that has been going on for the last 4 years, I think we are quite close to a lasting peaceandare in a situation where Ithink.I think. At the very leastwe see that a number of areas that are key to peace are being discussed in extremely detailed fashion. Turkey also has contributions in this process," he said.

Emphasizing that a potential peace treaty in Ukraine would not just be an agreement ending the war, Fidan said, "This will also be a new period between Russia and Europthe modalities of peace in the region for a longtime, which will be a significant agreement that will determinethe future. At the same time, I personally assess that it will be a comprehensive agreement that will also determine Russia's regional policiesfrom now on,should it come to pass," he said.

"The securityof the BlackSea being under Turkey'sunder Turkey's responsibility, there is nothing more natural than this"

Providing information on the issues discussed at the summit, Fidan said, "As you know, their military commanders haveongoing preparations; they gave us a presentation. At the point we have reached, in the event that a peace agreement is signed, from the moment the ceasefire is signed, the monitoring of the ceasefire,and subsequently Ukraine'sreconstruction, are issues that we are working on in detail. We are also working on how to ensure the security of the Black Sea.We have a clear stance on this."how to keep it as a deterrent, and what military measures could be taken in the event of a ceasefire violation, who has which responsibility, what kind of perspectives exist, what are the views, these were discussed in great detail," he said.

Regarding the responsibility for the maritime element to be established in the event of a potential peace,by Turkeyregarding the assumption of responsibility, Fidan stated that they have a stanceon this matter, adding that significant progress has been madein thisregard.I think. The security of the Black Seabeing under the responsibility of Turkey, as a NATO member with the largestfleet in the Black Sea,is nothing more natural. I think significant progress has been made on thismatter.But I hopea peace agreement will be reached as soon assigned in the processand further loss of life is prevented, and stability is brought to the region," he said.

"There is no countrymore capable than Turkey in healing wounds."

Fidan added, "In theother session, we will discuss the signing of a peace treatySubsequently, views were presented on how Ukraine will economically recover and how its other problems will be resolved.You know that our President is extremely sensitive about this.There is no country more skilled than Turkey in healing wounds.We are good at healing both our own wounds and the wounds of those in need.Economic investment, the skills of our business people,and our capacity to provide support are well-known.We are ready to contribute to the reconstruction process.Our goal is to ensure stability and prosperity in the region. especially in terms of infrastructure, this is extremely important. In other words, with thearrival of peace, God willing, we believe that Turkey will play a major role in the emergence of economic revitalization and development.We alsoassess that. We also had bilateralmeetings there. We also had brief discussions with other heads of state.We also touched upon importantissues. We also evaluatedmatters concerning the agendawith European Union officials," he said.

"Policiesof divide and conquer or manage in our regionare now a thing of the past."

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar's todayWhen asked for his assessment regarding the provocative visit to Somaliland,Fidan said, "As you know, when the recognition event firsttookplace, we, as Turkey, displayed a very firm stance against it,and our friends and brothers in theregiondid as well. we came together with the countries and made a joint statement. In other words, behavior aimed at dismembering the territory of a sovereigncountry in this manneris unacceptable, and thatthe 'divide, conquer, and swallow' ormanagement-style policies in our regionare now a thing of the past, and thatWe state that the countries of the region will not allow this throughsolidarity.In fact, Ialso told the countries of the region, Somalilandhas had internal problems for a long time with the governmentbased in Somalia, and thisin some way are trying to resolve.In fact, within our own ministry, we even have an ambassador who is a mediator solely responsible for this,who has been serving for a long timetoaddressthe issue between Somaliland and Somalia," he said."Recognizing Somaliland

is not on our agenda."recognizing it, Israel's recognition represents an illegitimacy"

Fidan said, "The status of Somalilandis a situation that has been debated within Somalia for a long time. But we, within the framework of United Nations resolutions, our own policy, and other international customs,have always defended Somalia's territorial integrity to the end.We have always defendedit to the end.Their own problemspeacefully"wehave always expected them to resolve it in a peaceful manner. However, Israel recognizing Somaliland, even if they had the slightest right to do so regarding anything, actually represents an illegitimacy. I mean, an actor like Israel, which is the center of illegitimacy,what does it matter if it supportsSomaliland everywhere?" he said.

Fidan noted that with this move, Israel isattemptingto projectpower from a geostrategic perspective.that it isworking.