TEHRAN-- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian left Tehran for Ankara on Tuesday early morning for talks on the current developments in the West Asia area.
The check out, which begins the heels of a trip to Lebanon and Syria, highlights Irans pivotal role in the recent advancements in the West Asia region, particularly the procedure of normalization in between Syrian and other regional countries.Irans main news firm IRNA stated the trip is in continuation of Amir Abdollahians recent sees to Lebanon and Syria.
The Iranian foreign minister has actually just recently taken a trip to Beirut and Damascus, where he consulted with top-level officials.
In Syria, Amir Abdollahian expressed enjoyment with the broadening trend of Syrias foreign ties, saying this shows the significance and significant position of Syria in the region, according to a declaration by the Iranian foreign ministry.He stressed that the Islamic Republic of Iran has always put emphasis on political solution instead of war, and, as a result, Tehran invites the positive advancements in the political ties of Syria with other countries.This comes versus a backdrop of local efforts to construct bridges between Syria and the Arab world on the one hand and between Syria and Turkey on the other hand.
To this end, President Assad paid a visit to the United Arab Emirates in March last year.
UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed went to Damascus in early January in additional indication of growing ties in between Syria and the UAE.In parallel, Syria and Turkey are inching towards reproachment after years of stress.
Just recently, the defense ministers of Syria, Turkey, and Russia held a joint conference in Moscow in what was seen as preparation for a meeting between the presidents of Turkey and Syria.
Contacts in between Syria, the UAE, Turkey, and Russia are underway for higher thaw, with Turkish authorities appear to be keener to open a new chapter with Syria.Before leaving Tehran for Ankara, Amir Abdollahian validated that he will go over the circumstance in the Levant throughout his trip to Turkey.
Following the talks that were gone over with Syrian and Lebanese authorities, developments in the Levant region and West Asia are on the agenda of the negotiations in the journey to Turkey, he said, according to IRNA.
He included, Today, according to the plan, we had actually arranged for me to be both in Moscow and Ankara.
The factor for that was some local developments regarding the journey to Moscow and Ankara.
We chose to take a trip to Moscow with some hold-up and today I will travel to Ankara.
He noted, In the trip to Ankara, the newest circumstance of bilateral relations should be discussed.
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Erdogan, the President of Turkey, officially invited Ayatollah Raisi to check out Turkey, and the preliminary arrangements for this journey will be made at the highest level in Ankara.
The Iranian foreign minister likewise said that his current check outs are due to the fast advancements in the area.
At the exact same time, due to the fast advancements in the region of the Levant and West Asia, two days ago we had a conversation with Bashar al-Assad in Syria and in Lebanon with the high-ranking authorities of Lebanon, which will be on the program of the negotiations.
He pointed out, Also, assessments will be held relating to developments in the South Caucasus and crucial regional concerns that ultimately correlate with the security of the region.
In the framework of Ayatollah Raisis governments view of area policy and looking at Asia, more motions in this location are a crucial need today.
In Ankara, Amir Abdollahian held 2 rounds of talks with his Turkish equivalent Mevlut Cavusoglu.
He also met with Turkish President Racep Tayyip Erdogan.
In remarks after his meeting with Amir Abdollahian, the Turkish foreign minister said he went over with his Iranian counterpart bilateral problems as well as advancements in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Ukraine, according to Al Jazeera.
We discussed the Syrian problem and we require the implementation of the articles of Astana regarding the territorial integrity of Syria, he said.
Speaking at a joint interview with Cavusoglu, Amir Abdollahian said he had crucial and different talks with Turkish authorities, consisting of a 90-minute meeting with President Erdogan.
According to Amir Abdollahian, a major part of the talks focused on bilateral issue, including methods to carry out a joint comprehensive strategy of cooperation in between Tehran and Ankara.
He also discussed the growing trend of normalization between Syria and Turkey.
We are pleased with the development of relations between Ankara and Damascus, and we believe that this will be in the interest of the area, the top Iranian diplomat stated.