Fidan meets Iran's deputy national security secretary Bakeri
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with the deputy secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Bakeri. According to Anadolu Agency, the meeting addressed regional stability after the Iran war and continued bilateral communication.
Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Bakeri, deputy secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, in Ankara. According to Anadolu Agency, the talks covered regional security, energy corridors and recent developments around the Strait of Hormuz.
Both sides said Turkey reiterated its support for post-ceasefire reconstruction and keeping humanitarian aid corridors open. Tehran's representative voiced the need to continue bilateral dialogue on the nuclear programme.
The meeting comes as the Trump administration has floated a 20-year suspension of Iran's nuclear programme. Diplomatic sources said Turkey will continue similar contacts with Gulf states and European Union representatives in the coming weeks.
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