Erdogan, Trump reach 'understanding' on Gaza ceasefire plan
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Erdogan says he and Trump reached a Gaza ceasefire understanding, as reports reveal US backing for Blair to head a transitional Gaza administration.
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US President Donald Trump, right, shakes the hand of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP)
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he and US President Donald Trump forged a mutual understanding on securing a ceasefire and lasting peace for Gaza and Palestine during Thursday's White House talks.
Based on a Friday transcript from his office, Erdogan told reporters that their meeting was crucial for demonstrating the will to stop the Gaza massacres and that Trump had expressed the need to end the fighting and achieve lasting peace.
"We explained how a ceasefire can be achieved in Gaza and the whole of Palestine, and lasting peace afterwards. An understanding was reached there," Erdogan added, noting, "We said that the two-state solution was the formula for lasting peace in the region, that the current situation cannot continue."
Erdogan also stated that Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa's participation in the United Nations General Assembly was critically important for establishing the global legitimacy of the new Syrian government.
White House endorses plan to set Tony Blair as head of temporary Gaza admin
This comes amid reports by Israeli media that the White House has endorsed a plan that places a former UK prime minister as the head of a transitional Gaza administration.
Earlier, on September 26, reports in Haaretz and The Times of Israel indicated that the White House is supporting a proposal to install former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair as the head of a temporary Gaza Strip administration, a move that entirely sidelines the demands and stances of the Palestinian people.
The proposed plan envisions the creation of the Gaza International Transitional Authority (GITA), which would serve as the supreme political and legal authority in Gaza for a period of up to five years, with former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair leading a 25-member secretariat and chairing a seven-person board that would oversee an executive body responsible for managing the territory.
The White House contends that the initiative provides a middle ground between US President Donald Trump's earlier proposal for direct US and Israeli control of Gaza and a UN-backed plan, endorsed by over 140 states, which calls for a one-year technocratic administration under the New York Declaration.
