Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu met Monday with Iran's new President Hassan Rouhani who was sworn in on Sunday.


The meeting took place behind the closed doors. Davutoglu attended Rouhani's oath-taking ceremony on behalf of Turkish President Abdullah Gul.

Before leaving  the Iranian capital of Tehran Davutoglu is likely to meet with his Iranian counterpart Ali Akbar Salehi who is expected to resign.

Davutoglu also held bilateral talks in Tehran after attending the oath-taking ceremony of Rouhani as Iran's new president.

Davutoglu met separately with his Brazilian and Kuwaiti counterparts, Antonio Partiota, and Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah respectively.

Davutoglu and his Kuwaiti counterpart discussed regional issues including Egypt and Syria, said diplomatic sources.

Later Davutoglu came together with Patriota and they discussed Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's uncertain plan to visit Brazil for High Level Strategic Cooperation Meeting. The two ministers also discussed the political turmoil in Egypt and reiterated that Egypt would return to democracy within the shortest possible time. Davutoglu also discussed his future expectations on the process of Israel-Palestine peace talks launched by the US.

Davutoglu also met with Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguli Berdimuhammedov to discuss mainly bilateral economic relations.

He also came together with his Palestinian counterpart Riyad Malki and South Africa's International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane separately.

Palestinian Foreign Minister Malki  informed Davutoglu about  the process of Israel-Palestine peace talks and the steps to be taken.

Davutoglu said they were pleased with resumption of peace talks, adding Turkey was following the process closely and would offer help in any case.

By World Bulletin

 

 

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