Turkey to continue working with Indonesia on rebuilding Gaza: Turkish president

IANS April 11, 2025 369 views

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto have committed to collaborative efforts in rebuilding Gaza and supporting the Palestinian cause. During their joint press conference, they discussed expanding bilateral trade to $10 billion and signed important cooperation documents. Their meeting highlighted a shared commitment to addressing humanitarian challenges in the region. The leaders emphasized solidarity and mutual support across international platforms.

"We appreciate Indonesia's stance on the Palestinian issue" - Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Turkey to continue working with Indonesia on rebuilding Gaza: Turkish president
Ankara, April 11: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey will continue working with Indonesia on rebuilding Gaza and defending the Palestinian cause, according to a statement released by the Turkish Presidency.

Key Points

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Erdogan and Prabowo agree on 10B USD bilateral trade target

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Collaborative efforts to rebuild Gaza

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Strengthening diplomatic relations

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Defending Palestinian human rights

"We appreciate Indonesia's stance on the Palestinian issue. In the forthcoming period, we will continue working with Indonesia to rebuild Gaza and advocate for the Palestinian cause," Erdogan said on Thursday during a joint press conference with his visiting Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto, following a meeting between the two leaders.

Regarding bilateral ties, Erdogan said the two sides "agreed to launch new initiatives concerning our cooperation in areas extending from defense industry and construction to healthcare, energy, and food industry."

He said both sides also discussed the potential steps to boost bilateral trade to their shared target of 10 billion US dollars "in a balanced manner, based on mutual benefit," adding that they have signed several documents on culture, disaster and emergency management, and communication, Xinhua news agency reported.

"We remain in cooperation with Indonesia in all international platforms," Erdogan said.

Apart from the bilateral meeting, Subianto also addressed the Turkish parliament earlier in the day, according to a press release by Indonesia's Cabinet Secretariat.

In his speech, Subianto elaborated on the "long history of solidarity" between Turkey and Indonesia, and voiced Indonesia's willingness to work with Turkey to defend the Palestinian people against the Israeli attacks, and address the human rights violations in Gaza, the press release showed.

According to a report by Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency, Prabowo will attend the upcoming Antalya Diplomacy Forum scheduled from Friday to Sunday in the Turkish city of Antalya.

Reader Comments

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Sarah K.
This is such an important collaboration! 🇵🇸 It's heartening to see countries working together to help Gaza rebuild. The humanitarian crisis there has gone on for too long.
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Michael T.
While I support humanitarian efforts, I hope this cooperation includes strict oversight to ensure aid reaches civilians directly. Past reconstruction efforts have sometimes been problematic.
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Aisha R.
The economic cooperation aspects are interesting too - $10 billion trade target between Turkey and Indonesia could create many jobs in both countries. Win-win situation!
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David L.
I appreciate that they're focusing on multiple sectors - not just politics but also healthcare, energy and food. That's how you build lasting partnerships.
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Nadia P.
The defense industry cooperation mentioned concerns me a bit. I hope this doesn't escalate tensions in the region further. Peace should be the ultimate goal.
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Rahul S.
More countries should follow this example of South-South cooperation. The West doesn't have to be involved in every global initiative. 👏

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Turkey Indonesia Gaza Reconstruction Erdogan Prabowo Palestinian Conflict Diplomacy
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