European, Mideast foreign ministers push peace and diplomacy at Istanbul talks

Al-MonitorOctober 23, 2026By Oct 23, 2026

Foreign ministers from eight European and Middle Eastern countries met in Istanbul on Friday in an unprecedented format, urging diplomacy and peaceful solutions to prevail across the Middle East as well as the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Ministers from Britain, France, Germany and Italy met counterparts from Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Egypt to discuss Hormuz -- a crucial trade route blocked in the Iran war -- Yemen and ways to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

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