ISTANBUL

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Wednesday received Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Chen Xiaodong.

Fidan received Chen in the Turkish capital Ankara, said the Foreign Ministry’s X account.

​​​​​​​No further details of the meeting were as yet released.

The meeting followed a number of significant foreign policy developments, including Israel violating the Gaza ceasefire by attacking and killing hundreds of Palestinian civilians, and the Russian and US presidents announcing a limited ceasefire in the ongoing Ukraine war.