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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed support for Iran's nuclear negotiations during a meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday, pledging Ankara's continued backing for Tehran's diplomatic efforts on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit.
The meeting at the Meijiang Convention Center in Tianjin focused on bilateral relations, regional developments and global issues, according to Türkiye's Communications Directorate.
The talks came during the 25th Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
"Cooperation between Türkiye and Iran in many areas, especially energy, serves mutual interests," Erdogan told Pezeshkian during the meeting, according to the directorate's statement.
The Turkish president specifically addressed Iran's nuclear program negotiations. "We see benefit in Iran conducting nuclear negotiations, and Türkiye will continue its support to Iran in this regard," Erdogan stated.
Several senior Turkish officials attended the meeting, including Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar, Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek, National Defense Minister Yasar Guler, Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacir, Trade Minister Omer Bolat and Presidential Communications Director Burhanettin Duran.
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The two leaders exchanged views on several regional crisis points, including the latest situation in Syria, Israel's attacks on Gaza and the peace process in the South Caucasus, the Communications Directorate reported.
The meeting with Pezeshkian was part of Erdogan's extensive diplomatic engagements at the SCO summit. The Turkish president also held bilateral meetings with several other leaders attending the conference in China's Tianjin city.
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