Kazakhstan signs Türkiye's letter to UN to stop arms sales to Israel

Türkiye, along with 53 other signatories, has sent a joint letter to the UN Security Council urging it to take immediate action to halt the flow of weapons and ammunition to Israel, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced on Sunday, Anadolu reported.

The letter, led by Türkiye's initiative, was signed by 52 countries and two international organizations, and submitted to the UN on Nov. 1, calling for a cessation of arms supplies to Israel.

“We must reiterate at every opportunity that selling weapons to Israel amounts to complicity in genocide,” Fidan said at a news conference in Djibouti, where he attended the third Ministerial Review Conference of Türkiye-Africa Partnership.

Fidan highlighted that Israel's ability to procure weapons and ammunition from other countries has fueled terror in the region.

"We must prevent Israel from purchasing arms and munitions. We need to keep our sensitivity on this issue on the agenda at every platform,” he added.

Among the signatory countries are Türkiye, Palestine, Bahrain, Bangladesh, UAE, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Algeria, Djibouti, People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Morocco, Gambia, South Africa, Iraq, Iran, Qatar, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Colombia, the Union of the Comoros, Kuwait, Cuba, Libya, Lebanon, Maldives, Malaysia, Mexico, Egypt, Mauritania, Namibia, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Norway, Pakistan, Russia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Chile, Tunisia, Oman, Jordan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen and Zimbabwe.