Politics
Turkish FM urges negotiations, warns of eroding trust in international order
October 23, 2026 at 09:28 PM
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan opened the Istanbul mediation conference urging negotiations and warning that unenforced UN resolutions erode trust in the international system.
- Fidan delivered the opening address at the International Mediation Conference in Istanbul.
- Fidan said one civilian dies every 12 minutes in an armed conflict worldwide.
- Fidan stated that failure to implement UN resolutions erodes trust in the international system.
- Fidan cited UN estimates that a quarter of the world's population lives in conflict zones and over 100 million people are forcibly displaced.