Turkish foreign minister to host top diplomats of R4, E3 in Istanbul meetings

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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will host meetings of the top diplomats of the R4 mechanism — Turkiye, Pakistan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia — and Europe’s E3 mechanism — UK, Germany, and France — including an unprecedented combined format in Istanbul on Friday, Anadolu reports.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan will attend, according to Turkish foreign ministry sources.

The meetings are set to address regional issues, such as the situation in the Strait of Hormuz and developments related to Yemen, among others.

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