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Eurasia
11/10/2023 08:49
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Palestinian-Israeli tensions over the phone, shortly after the Turkish president held a phone call with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday, Daily Sabah reported.
The two leaders discussed measures to prevent the spread of tensions, according to the Presidential Communications Directorate.
They also touched upon which initiatives can be taken to meet humanitarian needs in the region, as the Turkish president old Putin that targeting civilian settlements is worrying and Türkiye does not welcome such move.
The president also reiterated his resolve to heal the wounds of the victims of twin earthquakes that hit the country's southern region on Feb. 6 and claimed more than 50,000 lives.
"We will not only rebuild our cities destroyed by earthquakes but also rebuild and revive all settlements under earthquake threat," Erdoğan said.
Türkiye plans to construct enough buildings in a year to meet the needs of the quake victims. Erdoğan previously pledged that 319,000 houses would be built in the first year and 650,000 in total.
"We will ensure that every citizen of this country can benefit from all kinds of services, especially justice, security, education and health, from birth to death, at the highest level," Erdoğan said.