Turkish foreign minister in Tehran for talks

Turkish Foreign Minister, Mehmet Cavusoglu, on Monday (15 November) arrived in Tehran for talks with Iranian officials, including his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. This will be the first meeting between the two men following the appointment of Abdollahian as foreign minister.

A statement by the Turkish foreign ministry earlier said that “during the visit, all aspects of our bilateral relations will be discussed and views on regional and international issues will be exchanged". Iranian foreign ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh in his weekly press conference announced that border issues and management of shared water resources will be on the agenda of the talks with the Turkish side.

Lebanese media had previously reported that the Turkish Foreign Minister would travel to Beirut next week after visiting Tehran.

source: commonspace.eu with agencies
photo: The foreign ministers of Iran and Turkey and their delegations met in Tehran on 15 November 2021 (picture courtesy of Mher News Agency (Tehran)

 

 

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