Sept 4, 2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
Iranian
President Ebrahim Raisi stressed that respect for national sovereignty and
territorial integrity of all countries is the most effective way to counter
terrorism.
Raisi made the remarks in a meeting with Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Tehran on Sunday.
Turkey and
Syria have been engaged in an ongoing dispute over the presence of Turkish
forces in the Arab country.
“The
effective exercise of national sovereignty of any government over all its
territories is the best way to prevent terrorist and anti-security activities,”
Raisi said.
After over
a decade of severed ties between Turkey and Syria, the two neighboring
countries are taking steps toward reconciliation.
Pointing to
the cultural and historical commonalities between Iran and Turkey, Raisi
expressed hope that the two countries would improve cooperation during the new
presidential term of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
He further
stated that the joint economic committee between Iran and Turkey would play an
effective role in paving the way for increasing commercial interactions between
the two countries.
The Iranian
president emphasized the importance of effectively dealing with the presence of
foreign forces in different regions, including the Caucasus, and said all
states in every region should solve their problems through dialogue and
cooperation.
Fidan, for
his part, said Iran and Turkey have great capacities to expand cooperation and
are capable of reaching a $30-billion target set for their annual trade.
Heading a
high-ranking delegation, the top Turkish diplomat arrived in Tehran on Sunday
and attended a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart Hossein
Amir-Abdollahian, write the Iranian media.
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