ISTANBUL

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer discussed bilateral relations as well as regional and global issues in a phone call on Friday.

Erdogan told Starmer that this year’s United Nations General Assembly was useful in advancing efforts toward a two-state solution in Palestine.

Congratulating Starmer on the UK’s decision to recognize Palestine as a state, Erdogan noted that the recognition of Palestine by UN Security Council members, including the UK and France, was a “historic development.”

The Turkish president stressed that the momentum in support of Palestine should be maintained and that measures beyond diplomatic pressure are needed to stop the Netanyahu government.