Turkiye has said it remained “optimistic” that a two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States set to expire on April 22 would be extended, AFP reports.

“No one wants to see a new war break out when the ceasefire expires next week. We hope … the parties will extend the ceasefire,” Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum.

“I hope there’ll be an extension. I am optimistic,” he said.