# Türkiye launches first R4+E3 foreign ministers’ meeting

https://mins.news/en/video/112860

- TRT World, 2026-10-23 14:02 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgiLi-vv0Tc

> Foreign ministers from eight countries have convened in Istanbul for the first meeting under a new framework intended to coordinate responses to major global crises. Chaired by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, the talks bring together the R4 countries—Türkiye, Egypt, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia—and France, Germany, the UK and Italy, aiming to boost diplomatic cooperation and address Middle East conflicts and other issues.

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