US Ambassador to Türkiye Jeff Flake said that Washington welcomes Ankara’s role in efforts to reach a ceasefire deal in Gaza, Anadolu reports.

“We welcome Türkiye’s role specifically. We want an enduring peace afterwards. It’s going to be a two-state solution,” Flake told reporters at the US Embassy in the capital.

Stressing that they “encourage Israel in every discussion to limit civilian casualties as they respond to Hamas’s attacks,” he noted that they are working with Türkiye and other countries to achieve a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

“Türkiye can talk to groups that we simply can’t,” he noted.

Flake also welcomed the visit to Türkiye by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who is also due address the Turkish parliament on Thursday.

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