Davutoglu, Jalili Discuss Latest Bilateral Developments On Phone

Tehran, April 7, IRNA – Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Iran’s Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili discussed the latest bilateral developments in a telephone conversation on Thursday evening. According to the report of SNSC secretariat on Friday, Davutoglu said Iran-Turkey relations are strategic, brotherly, and friendly. He said Turkey is ready to host new round of talks between Iran and Group 5+1 and also called Iran proposal for holding talks in Baghdad 'wise'. Following the conversation, Turkish ambassador to Tehran Umit Yardim met with Assistant Secretary of SNSC for foreign policy and international affairs Ali Baqeri and presented some explanation concerning published news by certain western media about recent statements of Turkey’s officials. The ambassador said that Turkish president and prime minister have special respect for Iran’s supreme leader and president and support Iran’s wise policies. He also stated that Turkey supports Iran’s nuclear stance and in spite of US pressure cast a negative vote to the UN Security Council resolution. Referring to the statement of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan following his return from Iran, the ambassador said that the premier has praised Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei's stances./end