ISTANBUL, January 6. /TASS/. Turkish and US foreign ministers Hakan Fidan and Antony Blinken held talks in Istanbul to discuss the Gaza settlement and Sweden's application for NATO membership, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said.

"During the meeting, the ministers discussed the war and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Sweden's NATO application process, bilateral and regional issues," the ministry said in a statement following the almost two-hour talks.

CNN Turk television previously also reported the issues that were discussed.

Blinken arrived in Turkey on January 5. Following Turkey, he will visit Greece, Jordan, Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Palestine, and Egypt.