Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian spoke with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan on the phone on Monday and exchanged views on issues on the agenda in the bilateral and regional ties, most notably the Zionist regime’s ongoing crimes against the Palestinian people in Gaza and the West Bank.
During the phone call, the Iranian foreign minister underlined the deepening and expanding relations between Iran and Turkey. He also highlighted the importance of an upcoming meeting between the presidents of the two countries.
On Palestine, the Iranian foreign minister said the United States’ all-out support for the Zionist regime propels the occupying regime’s incessant crimes against the Palestinian residents in Gaza and the West Bank.
Amirabdollahian said utmost efforts should be made through initiatives and diplomatic means to stop the crimes and genocide in the Gaza Strip, stressing on the need for immediate relief for the Palestinians and alleviating their sufferings.
Meanwhile, the Turkish foreign minister pointed to the upcoming 8th high-level meeting between Iran and Turkey in the near future.
He also praised Iran for its diplomatic efforts aimed at establishing a ceasefire in Gaza, saying Palestine is the Islamic world’s pivotal issue.
The Iranian and Turkish foreign ministers said diplomatic talks and efforts should continue and expand at regional and international levels in order to apply pressure on the Zionist regime to accept a ceasefire and stop the onslaught in Gaza.