Iran supports Turkey in fight against PKK

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast has reaffirmed the Islamic Republic’s support for Turkey in the country’s fight against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Press TV reports. 

In a Thursday meeting with Recep Kizilcik, the governor of the Turkish province of Trabzon, Mehmanparast expressed surprise over recent remarks by Turkey’s Interior Minister Idris Naim Sahin who claimed Tehran provided support for the PKK.

“Turkish officials are aware of the point that we are also against this terrorist group. We support Turkey in its fight against the PKK,” he said.

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