Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan exchanged views on a range of issues, including the latest developments in Syria and the demise of the former Iranian president Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
In a telephone conversation on Thursday, Erdogan offered his condolences to the Iranian nation over the demise of Ayatollah Rafsanjani and said the cleric was a great politician who made efforts to help establish peace and stability in the region and strengthen Tehran-Ankara relations.
Rouhani expressed his confidence that close cooperation among Tehran, Moscow and Ankara will be very important in creating peace and stability in the region. He also expressed hope that cooperation between Iran and Turkey could result in a relative stability in Syria, Trend reports.
Erdogan underlined his country's intention to develop cooperation with Iran in all fields and added that consolidated relations between the two states could be immensely effective in settlement of regional problems. He also explained that Iran and Turkey have a great responsibility in the region, so they should strengthen their mutual cooperation to reduce regional tensions.
Turning to the ceasefire in Syria and upcoming negotiations in Astana, Erdogan said everyone should try to cement the foundations of such a ceasefire in Syria.
