ANKARA

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Sunday spoke over the phone with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa, according to diplomatic sources.

Hakan Fidan, who is in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh to attend meetings on Gaza, discussed the latest situation in Gaza and the West Bank with Mustafa, who is also Palestine's foreign minister.

Both also evaluated efforts to gain recognition of the state of Palestine from more countries.


*Writing by Gizem Nisa Cebi from Istanbul