According to the statement made by the Turkish Presidency, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at the World Climate Action Summit held in Dubai within the scope of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28).
Erdogan told al-Nahyan that Israel's resumption of attacks on Gaza after a week-long ceasefire was "extremely negative." In the statement, "Stating that the resumption of hostilities is extremely negative, President Erdoğan said that Türkiye is making efforts to ensure a permanent ceasefire and to ensure that humanitarian aid reaches Gaza." It was also stated that Erdoğan said that Türkiye did its best to stop Israel's "massacre", but that the Muslim world should act together.