Palestine is now a state, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahemt Davutoğlu said today in his first statements since a United Nations vote that upgraded Palestine to a non-member observer state, Hurriyet reports.
Davutoğlu said that despite the "upsetting" decision by the United States to vote against the upgrade, Turkey hoped the country "would now contribute to the peace process."
"Israel should question why it wasn't supported by all those countries," Davutoğlu said. "And Israel should also contribute to peace. The cruelty committed against the Palestinian people is clear."
