Hakan Fidan: We do not want to clash with any other country, including Israel, in Syria.

09.04.2025 21:22

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan stated in a television program, "We do not want to engage in conflict with any country, including Israel, in Syria. We will not attack any country that does not attack us." Fidan also called on U.S. President Donald Trump, saying, "The U.S. needs to set boundaries for Netanyahu and establish a framework."

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Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan stated in a statement regarding developments in Syria, "We do not want to engage in conflict with any country, including Israel, in Syria."

Hakan Fidan made important statements during a live broadcast on CNN Turk. Evaluating regional and global developments, Fidan also spoke about the developments in Syria and Israel's moves towards Syria.

"WE DO NOT WANT TO CONFLICT WITH ISRAEL IN SYRIA"

Stating that "it is unacceptable for Israel to try to provoke in Syria by using its expansionist ambitions in the region," Fidan said, "There is a stance that the Syrians have taken on this. I repeat, as Turkey, we have no intention of engaging in conflict in Syria with Israel or any other country in the region. However, we cannot just watch Syria being subjected to internal turmoil, an operation, or a provocation that would threaten Turkey's national security again. We will not just sit back and watch that either," he added.

Moreover, Fidan also stated, "We do not attack any country that does not attack us."

"WE NEED TO PUT OUT THIS ISSUE BEFORE IT STARTS"

Fidan said, "The operations currently being carried out by Israel, as we have always said, do not serve the security of Syria or Israel. In the long run, this will cause much more instability and insecurity in the Middle East. Therefore, as Turkey, we need to proactively extinguish this issue at a certain point before it even starts with diplomatic and other measures," he stated.

Fidan also expressed that "the U.S. needs to set boundaries for Netanyahu and draw a framework."

SYRIA MESSAGE

Regarding Syria, Fidan conveyed the following messages: "We have cooperation with Syria in many areas, and a new government has just been established in Syria. They are just starting to organize the bureaucracy and bring their army together. Everything is just beginning. This new government needs to provide basic services to its people, and there are steps that need to be taken in many areas such as trade, banking, economy, infrastructure, and superstructure."

NETANYAHU SAID 'WE DO NOT WANT TO CONFLICT WITH TURKEY'

Recently, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, who went to the U.S., stated after his meeting with Donald Trump, "We do not want Syria to be used as a base for attacks against Israel by any country. We want to avoid any conflict with Turkey. We want Trump to help us as he has a good relationship with Erdoğan. We discussed how we could prevent this conflict with Turkey. I don't think there could be a better mediator than the U.S. president," he said.