Davutoglo and Meshal Meet in Damascus, Discuss Methods to Break Gaza Siege

During his one-day visit to Damascus on Monday, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu met with Hamas Official Khaled Meshal, Anatolia news agency reported on Tuesday.

The two discussed methods to break the "Israeli" siege imposed on Gaza, while Meshal praised Turkey for standing up for the "Israeli" aggression.

Davutoglo and Meshal also discussed the Middle East peace process and the internal Palestinian situation.

The two men also discussed efforts to heal the rift between Hamas, the resistance group controlling the Gaza Strip, and the Fatah faction of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, Anatolia said. The Middle East peace process was also on their agenda, it said.

During his visit to Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister discussed the Middle East peace process and methods to lift the "Israeli" siege imposed on Gaza with Syrian president Bashar Al Assad and Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri.