POLITICS
12.08.2021 | 16:01
Speaking with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a phone conversation initiated by the latter, Raisi said close cooperation between Iran and Turkey is essential for peace and security in the region, Tansim reported.
He stressed that the Islamic Republic attaches great importance to the ties.
Raisi also pointed to the various capacities possessed by the countries on the Islamic world’s arena, saying, “Tehran and Ankara’s cooperation bears many benefits for the Muslim Ummah (Nation).”
The cooperation brings along “good and abundance” for the Muslim world, while also benefiting the countries and the region with “progress, calm, and security,” he said.
Elsewhere, the Iranian president said that backing Palestinians in the face of the Israeli regime is part and parcel of the Muslim countries’ joint agenda.
