Turkish premier and president support Iran’s insightful policies

TEHRAN,April 7(MNA)--Turkish Ambassador to Iran Umit Yardim held a meeting with Iranian SNSC(Supreme National Security Council ) Deputy Secretary Ali Baqeri in Tehran on Friday and commented on the reports that certain Western media outlets have published about a number of Turkish officials’ recent remarks on Iran. “The Turkish president and Turkish prime minister have great respect for the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Supreme Leader, and the (Iranian) president and support insightful policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Yardim stated. He also said, “Turkey supports nuclear positions of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and, due to this fact, it voted against the United Nations Security Council resolution against Iran despite the U.S. pressure.” Yardim also said that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan “holds the Supreme Leader in high esteem.” On the sidelines of the Group of 15 summit, which was held in Tehran on May 17, 2010, Iran, Turkey, and Brazil issued a declaration, according to which Iran was to ship 1200 kilograms of its low-enriched uranium to Turkey to be exchanged for 120 kilograms of 20 percent enriched nuclear fuel to power the Tehran research reactor, which produces radioisotopes for cancer treatment. The provisions of this agreement were close to what the Western countries had previously called for, but the U.S. and its allies ignored the agreement and approved the Resolution 1929 against Iran on June 9. Turkey and Brazil voted against the resolution.