“We are living through a turning point in history, and we are called upon to cooperate more closely than ever,” Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Tuesday at a gathering of Arab League foreign ministers in Egypt. Speaking at the league‘s headquarters in Cairo, where he was visiting as part of a three-day tour of Arab countries, Erdoğan called on the Arab countries to strengthen their ties and raise the level of cooperation in the Middle East, as the region is going through a time of rapid transition, which will have a deep impact at the international level.

“It is time for us to take responsibility for our common future,” Erdoğan said, and added, “we are entitled to meet the righteous demands of our people using any legitimate means.”