The Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a statement in which it condemned the naval blockade threat announced by the Houthi militia against the Kingdom.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry stressed in its statement Turkey's full solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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The Turkish Foreign Ministry noted in its statement the necessity of immediately ending all threats and actions targeting international trade and maritime transport and threatening freedom of navigation and maritime security in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and the Red Sea.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry renewed the call to avoid all acts that could escalate current tensions in the region.