Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan expressed President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's gratitude for Venezuela's resolute support to Palestine in his meeting with President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on Saturday.

Fidan and Maduro also talked about Erdoğan's next visit to the South American country, the sources said, adding that the Turkish foreign minister emphasized Ankara's principled position that only the Venezuelan people can decide the future of their country.

Fidan said that Turkish authorities do not accept unilateral sanctions against Venezuela, according to the sources.

The Turkish minister expressed his satisfaction with the steps taken by Caracas to resolve the conflicts through dialogue and diplomacy.

Issues related to economic, trade and tourism cooperation were also discussed by Maduro and Fidan as they confirmed the determination to increase the bilateral trade volume between the two countries through investments in strategic sectors, the sources said.

Relations in the field of energy were also discussed during the meeting.

For his part, Maduro said on X: "Excellent meeting with the Foreign Minister of Türkiye, Hakan Fidan. With the sister nation of Türkiye, we are consolidating a strong friendship with a busy work agenda, concrete agreements, and tangible achievements that in action and practice are for the shared well-being of our peoples."

"We continue together on this path," he stressed.

The meeting at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas was attended by Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil and Türkiye's Ambassador to Caracas Aydan Karamanoğlu.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro voiced pleasure Friday after a meeting with Fidan.

"Excellent meeting with the Foreign Minister of Türkiye, Hakan Fidan. With the sister nation of Türkiye, we are consolidating a strong friendship with a busy work agenda, concrete agreements, and tangible achievements that in action and practice are for the shared well-being of our peoples," Maduro wrote on X. "We continue together on this path."

The meeting at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas was attended by Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil and Ankara’s Ambassador to Caracas, Aydan Karamanoğlu.

The presidential press office said separately that the longstanding good relations between the two countries were highlighted, affirming the friendship between President Erdoğan and Maduro and between Caracas and Ankara.