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Top Turkish diplomat reassures new Hamas leader of Ankara’s support for Palestine
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TASS
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has reassured Khalil al-Hayya, the new head of the radical movement Hamas’s Politburo, of his country’s support for Palestine’s "just cause," a source in the Turkish foreign ministry told TASS after their meeting.
"On July 29, Minister Fidan received the head of the Hamas Politburo and his delegation," the source said.
According to the source, al-Hayya informed the top Turkish diplomat about the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
Al-Hayya stated that Hamas remains committed to the constructive stance at the peace talks and told about the process of intra-Palestinian reconciliation," he said.
Hamas said earlier that on July 18 Khalil al-Hayya, who had served as the movement's leader in the Gaza Strip, was elected as the Politburo’s head.