President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will tackle a high-level convention on Palestinian statehood on Monday on the United Nations Common Meeting (UNGA) in New York, as a number of nations put together to announce their recognition of Palestine.
The convention, sponsored by France and Saudi Arabia, goals to revive the long-stalled two-state answer for Israeli and Palestinian coexistence inside safe and acknowledged borders.
Britain, Canada, Australia and Portugal formally acknowledged a Palestinian state on Sunday, with a number of different nations anticipated to announce comparable strikes throughout this week’s high-level assembly.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrive in US to attend the eightieth session of the UN Common Meeting in New York, United States, September 21, 2025. (AA Photograph)
Rising worldwide momentum to acknowledge Palestine
Earlier than departing for New York on Sunday, Erdogan highlighted the importance of this 12 months’s Common Meeting, saying that many nations will announce their recognition of the state of Palestine.
“We hope these selections to acknowledge Palestine will add momentum to the implementation of the two-state answer,” Erdogan mentioned.
French President Emmanuel Macron is predicted to announce France’s recognition of the state of Palestine in the course of the convention.
The Common Meeting overwhelmingly adopted a decision enabling Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to handle the summit by video hyperlink, regardless of the U.S. refusal to grant Abbas a visa to journey to New York in individual.
Palestine was granted non-member observer state standing on the U.N. in 2012. The members of the U.N. Safety Council voted in favor of allowing the observer for Palestine to take part within the Council’s dialogue on the present scenario within the occupied Palestinian territory.
Nevertheless, no matter what number of nations acknowledge Palestinian statehood, full U.N. membership nonetheless hinges on approval from the Safety Council—the place the U.S. holds veto energy.
Erdogan’s diplomatic agenda
Erdogan, who arrived at John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport on Sunday, mentioned he’ll tackle the meeting on Tuesday, the primary day of the high-level talks.
“On the event of the Common Meeting, I’ll as soon as once more emphasize our stance that displays the conscience of humanity, solves issues, and contributes to the answer of issues… In my speech, I’ll deliver up the humanitarian catastrophe and atrocities in Gaza,” Erdogan informed reporters.
The Turkish president was welcomed by Türkiye’s Everlasting Consultant to the U.N., Ambassador Ahmet Yildiz; Türkiye’s Ambassador to the U.S., Sedat Onal; and Türkiye’s Consul Common in New York, Muhittin Ahmet Yazal.
A crowd carrying Turkish flags greeted the president and first girl Emine Erdogan on the entrance of the Turkevi Middle, often known as Turkish Home.
President Erdogan greets public on the entrance of Turkevi, the place he arrived to attend the eightieth session of UNGA in New York Metropolis US, Sept. 21, 2025. (Photograph through Turkish Presidency/Murat Kula)
Turkish president’s assembly with Trump
President Erdogan will go to Washington, D.C., on Thursday to fulfill with U.S. President Donald Trump, the place regional points will high the agenda.
“Throughout our assembly, we are going to talk about points geared toward strengthening our bilateral cooperation, with a deal with commerce, funding, and the protection business. Regional points will high our agenda,” Erdogan mentioned.
“For us, each step taken within the Center East is significant, and naturally, we have to talk about these with President Trump,” he added, noting, “Each step taken within the Center East is of important significance to us. In fact, we have to tackle these issues with (Mr.) Trump. They’re extraordinarily vital.”
U.S. President Donald Trump and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan take part in a joint information convention in White Home, Washington, D.C., Nov. 13, 2019. (AFP Photograph)
Syrian management at UN
Erdogan additionally expressed satisfaction that Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who was granted a visa by Washington, will tackle the meeting for the primary time since taking workplace final December.
“What’s extra, this can be very pleasing for us that the brand new administration of our neighbor Syria, which received freedom with the Dec. 8 revolution after a 14-year-long bloody and darkish interval, can even be there,” Erdogan mentioned.
He confirmed he’ll maintain talks with al-Sharaa and different counterparts from many nations on the sidelines of the Common Meeting.
On the sidelines of the Common Meeting assembly, Erdogan can even meet with Turkish residents residing within the U.S. and individually maintain discussions with representatives of suppose tanks and main members of the U.S. enterprise group.
September 22, 2025 09:20 AM GMT+03:00
