Turkish overseas minister meets Iranian president in Tehran

Turkish Overseas Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu visited Iran in the present day the place he had a collection of reportedly pleasant conferences with Iranian officers.

Cavusoglu met his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, in Tehran. The 2 mentioned financial relations, their shared border, and developments within the Levant, Caucus and Afghanistan, Iran’s official Islamic Republic Information Company reported.

Amir-Abdollahian known as the assembly “friendly and sincere.”

“Iran sees no ceiling for elevation of ties with Turkey,” he tweeted.

Cavusoglu additionally held a meeting with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. The 2 mentioned Afghanistan, with Raisi referring to the US navy presence within the nation, which ended in August, as “bloodbath, bloodshed and destruction.” Raisi additionally praised the “robust bonds of faith and tradition” Iran has with each Turkey and Azerbaijan, in keeping with the Islamic Republic Information Company.

Cavusoglu additionally addressed the Iran nuclear deal throughout a press convention in Tehran. The diplomat criticized sanctions on Iran and mentioned “all events ought to take the required steps” to revitalize the settlement, Turkey’s official Anadolu Company reported.

Iran and Turkey have combined relations — typically performing as allies, different instances like rivals. Turkey seen Raisi’s election in June as a possibility to strengthen relations. This was partially resulting from a calculation in Ankara that Iran would stay remoted by the West below hard-liner Raisi. In October, Turkish authorities busted an Iranian spy ring in Turkey, which strained relations. The 2 international locations additionally compete for influence in northern Iraq. Iran-Turkey relations additionally grew tense final 12 months in the course of the struggle between Armenia and Azerbaijan within the Nagorno-Karabakh area.