Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is onhis official visit toTurkey onFriday tohold talks withhigh-ranking officials ofthe neighboring country, which is still reeling froma failed military coup.
Mohammad Javad Zarif comes atthe invitation ofhis Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu and is set tohold talks withCavusoglu and tobe received byTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan athis palace.
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Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (R) and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif address a joint press conference following their meeting, next to a picture of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of the Turkish Republic, at the Foreign Ministry in Ankara on August 12, 2016[/caption]Sputnik Turkiye sat downwith Turkish political analyst Bayram Sinkaya todiscuss the possible outcome ofthe talks.
The parties tothe talks will unilkely set a joint mechanism forthe settltement ofthe Syrian conflict onsuch a high level, asit was done betweenTurkey and Russia, Bayram Sinkaya, who is Faculty Member atYildirim Beyazit University, told Sputnik.
However, he added, Turkey and Iran might open a dialogue withina so-called consulatory mechanism where both sides could exchange opinions onthe key issues inthe bilateral relations.
The expert stressed that it wont be a Turkish-Iranian regional alliance, asboth Ankara and Tehran dont currently have the potential forsuch bilateral relations that could alter the balance ofpower inthe region.
Nevertheless the two countries could set a platform forthe comprehensive exchange ofviews and ideas regarding their bilateral relations and, inparticular, regarding the settlement ofthe Syrian conflict.
The expert noted that the earlier phone conversation betweenTurkish President Erdogan and Iranian leader Hassan Rouhani, where Recep Tayyip Erdogan stressed his intention tomore actively cooperate withRussia and Iran onfinding the decisions tothe regional problems, also might serve asa proof tohis suggestions.
By Sputnik News
