Turkey in talks with Hamas on hostages but 'nothing concrete for now'

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Grandpere’s love builds a Viking ship in West Pubnico | SaltWireANKARA - Turkey is in talks with the Palestinian militant group Hamas to secure the release of hostages it seized in Israel and took to Gaza, but there"is nothing concrete" for now, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan was cited as saying on Wednesday.

"Talks, work on the prisoner swap continue. There are talks and meetings held through intelligence units, but, in the heat of the first days, it was not possible to create a framework for this," Fidan told representatives from Turkish media this week, according to the state-run Anadolu news agency. "We also speak to our friends, counterparts there from time to time. There is nothing concrete at the moment," he was quoted as saying."The Americans, Germans regarding their own citizens. There were those who asked for our help from the first day in releasing their citizens."

Ankara has also been working to mend long-strained ties with Israel. Unlike the United States and European Union, Turkey does not view Hamas as a terrorist group and hosts its members.

 

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