President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye and King Abdullah II of Jordan emphasised the importance of continuing the implementation of the Gaza peace plan, ensuring the continuation of the ceasefire, initiating the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, and providing sustainable humanitarian access to the people of Gaza.
Turkish sources stated that Erdoğan and King Abdullah discussed bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to strengthen them in various fields, as well as regional and international issues and developments.
Following their bilateral meeting, President Erdoğan and King Abdullah held an expanded session with the participation of the delegations of both countries.
Following their bilateral meeting, President Erdoğan and King Abdullah held an expanded session with the participation of the delegations of both countries.
Erdoğan and King Abdullah emphasised the need to preserve Syria’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, reject all attempts to undermine its stability, and ensure the voluntary and safe return of Syrians to their country.
According to the sources, various regional developments were addressed during the bilateral and expanded meetings, and both sides stressed the need to continue cooperation and work together to ensure stability in the region.
From the Turkish side, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, Minister of National Defence Yaşar Güler, Director of the National Intelligence Organisation İbrahim Kalın, and Chief Advisor to the President on Foreign Policy and Security Akif Çağatay Kılıç attended the meetings, along with their Jordanian counterparts.
King Abdullah’s visit to Türkiye came after the resumption of road freight traffic to Türkiye and Greece through the “Cilvegözü” (Bab al-Hawa) border crossing between Türkiye and Syria, following a 15-year hiatus.
This step, which was realised through joint efforts and coordination between the transportation ministries of the two countries, eliminated all customs and procedural obstacles. On Friday (February 6), three trucks entered Turkish territory through the border crossing on a trial basis.
This move is expected to create a qualitative leap in the regional overland transport map and revive an important trade artery linking Jordan to the European continent via Syrian and Turkish territories through the Cilvegözü (Bab al-Hawa) and Öncüpınar (Bab al-Salameh) border crossings.