Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has thanked Türkiye’s Asian partners for their support in the fight against Fetullah Terrorist Organization, the group behind the defeated 2016 coup bid
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi greets Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan prior to their trilateral meeting between Indonesia, Turkey and the ASEAN Secretariat as part of ASEAN Foreign Ministers meeting in Jakarta on July 15, 2023. / Photo: AFP
"I assure you the cooperation of our friends from the Asian region in the fight against FETO is recognised and appreciated. We are determined to achieve more together in eradicating the terrorism once and for all,"Hakan Fidan said during a news conference at the ASEAN-Türkiye Sectoral Dialogue Partnership Trilateral Meeting held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
On July 15, 2016, FETO orchestrated a coup bid in Türkiye which left 252 people dead and over 2,734 injured.Türkiye was granted the status of ASEAN sectoral dialogue partner in 2017. The trade and political bloc comprises 10 Southeast Asian nations.Fidan said:"We are at the edge of a major transformation in the international system. All over the world, regional and civil conflicts are on the rise. Global economic recovery is weak.
The enhanced cooperation between Southeast Asia and Türkiye has the potential to leave a lasting impact on the global state of affairs, Fidan said.
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