Russia, Türkiye call for immediate truce in Gaza Strip

At a joint meeting in Moscow on December 18, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin and Turkish Ambassador to Russia Tanju Bilgic emphasised the need for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the Russian Foreign Ministry reports.

Diplomats also noted the importance of establishing unimpeded and broad humanitarian access and preventing the spread of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict to other Middle Eastern countries, according to the message posted on the Russian Foreign Ministry website.