Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for negotiations between Iran and the United States to begin without further delay during a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian on Thursday on the sidelines of the COP31 U.N. Climate Change Conference in Antalya, Türkiye.
The two leaders discussed bilateral relations as well as regional and global developments.
Erdogan stressed the importance of bringing the parties to the negotiating table as soon as possible, emphasizing that Türkiye would continue supporting peace-oriented efforts alongside other countries in the region.
He also expressed hope that hostilities between Iran and the United States would end promptly and lasting peace could be achieved, stressing that diplomacy should be given a chance to usher in a new period of regional stability.
The war began with U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran on Feb. 28, before a ceasefire was reached in April. Fighting between Washington and Tehran later resumed as negotiations stalled despite the two sides signing a memorandum of understanding in June.