ISTANBUL - Turkey's foreign minister said Tuesday Palestine could not remain in a semi-state and semi-community condition, saying, "such a status quo cannot go on."
Speaking at a UN meeting held in Istanbul on support to Israel-Palestine peace process, Ahmet Davutoglu said that a Palestinian state was a must and added that this state should have a strong economy, regional and territorial integrity.
Davutoglu urged peace between Israel and Palestine and underscored the need for a two-state solution to Palestine problem.
"We have to make stronger governmental institutions in Palestine," he said, urging Palestinian groups to unite to achieve a national consensus.
"There are two major human rights; security and freedom," Davutoglu also said. "Both of them are at risk in Palestine."
Davutoglu said that Palestinian children's perception of future is different than other children living in Tel Aviv, Berlin or New York. He said future, safety and freedom of Palestinian people should be guaranteed just as those of people in Bosnia.
He said people in Gaza, facing an isolation policy, have no rights, adding "it is a modern ghetto. Turkey is against the idea of ghetto. Throughout its history, Turkey has embraced everyone living in ghettos."
Davutoglu also said that Palestine question was not a problem limited only with Palestinians.
"None of the democratic countries in our region can remain silent against demands of Palestinian people," he said. "I am optimistic. We will bring peace to Palestine and we will build a permanent, functional Palestinian state."