Turkey is ready to “take on a facilitating role” between Iran and the United States to help reduce tensions, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian, according to the Turkish presidency.
“The leaders discussed bilateral relations between Türkiye and Iran and the escalation of military tensions in the region,” the presidency said in a statement this Friday (30).
This Friday, Erdogan will receive Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi in Türkiye, the statement added, amid new news.
Upon arriving in Istanbul, Aragchi acknowledged that regional issues are “extremely serious at the moment and we are facing great challenges.”
“We and other countries make it necessary for us to carry out closer consultations, analyze regional developments and coordinate our positions,” Aragchi told reporters.
