Written statement after the Presidential High Advisory Board Meeting

The Presidential High Advisory Board convened under the chairmanship of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Presidential Communications Director Burhanettin Duran made a written statement regarding the Presidential High Advisory Board Meeting.

Director of Communications Duran made the following statements in his statement: “Our Presidential High Advisory Board met at the Presidential Complex under the chairmanship of our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

In addition to our President, board members İsmail Kahraman, Mehmet Ali Şahin, Cemil Çiçek, İsmet Yılmaz, Binali Yıldırım, Köksal Toptan, Mustafa Şentop, Presidential Secretary General Hakkı Susmaz, Presidential Communications Director Burhanettin Duran and Presidential Private Secretary Hasan Doğan attended the meeting.

The agenda of our Presidential High Advisory Board included the latest developments in our region and the world.

At the meeting, it was emphasized that there are painful days in our region, that Israel is now engaging in provocations targeting the Al-Aqsa Mosque after the attacks on Gaza and the West Bank, and that Israel is trying to prevent Syria from rising back to its feet.

At the meeting, where it was revealed that we strengthened our solidarity with brotherly countries with the Joint Defense Agreement we signed in Mecca with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, it was stated that we managed the processes with common sense and coolness, without getting caught up in provocations.

"At the meeting, it was stated that Turkey acts by focusing on regional peace and security in its foreign policy steps."

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