US State Secretary Blinken meets with Turkish FM Fidan in Istanbul

US Secretary of State Antony Blinkenon Saturday met with Turkish Foreign Minister at Istanbul in Northwest of Turkiye, during a regional tour to calm tensions in the Middle East.

Blinken arrived on late Friday for the first leg of a trip that includes visits to both Israel and West Bank. A senior US administration official said much of the discussions with Arab leaders will focus on containing the violence and looking at how the region can be governed once the fighting ends.