Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Ankara would do “whatever we can” to help resolve Iran’s nuclear issue through dialogue and international law, Iranian state media reported on Sunday, following talks in Tehran with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi.
Fidan said sanctions on Iran should be lifted and that regional security, including developments in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria, required sustained cooperation between Ankara and Tehran, according to the reports.
He also said Turkey was ready to expand border crossings and deepen energy and transport links with Iran.
Araghchi said both countries backed removing obstacles to trade and investment and were preparing for the next session of their High-Level Cooperation Council in Tehran.
He called Iran a reliable energy supplier for Turkey and said the two sides discussed US sanctions and the snapback dispute at the UN Security Council.
Fidan’s visit comes ahead of the planned ninth meeting of the High-Level Cooperation Council, as the two countries seek to boost annual trade toward a $30 billion target and expand coordination on security and counterterrorism, according to TRT World.
The agenda also covered the Russia-Ukraine war, developments in the South Caucasus and efforts to ease tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
