US President Donald Trump asked Turkiye to “persuade” Hamas to accept his plan for ending the Gaza war, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said in a transcript shared by his office, AFP reports.

“Both during our visit to the United States and in our most recent phone call, we explained to Mr Trump how a solution could be achieved in Palestine. He specifically requested that we meet with Hamas and persuade them,” Erdogan told Turkish journalists on board a plane returning from Azerbaijan.