Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan asked Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali to lend his support to Gaza in a call to address the two countries' bilateral ties, the Presidents official X account reported on Saturday night.
President Erdogan said that the relations between Ethiopia and Turkey were becoming stronger, and stressed that Turkey was doing what it could to end tensions between Somalia and Ethiopia, the statement added.
Referring to Israel's "genocide in Gaza," President Erdogan said that Ethiopia "supporting the Palestinian cause would contribute to the international community’s efforts for a lasting peace."