Off the wire
• China pledges pragmatic cooperation with Belarus, Uzbekistan  • China opposes U.S. President's criticism on South China Sea issue  • 1st LD Writethru: Suicide bomber kills himself, wounds 2 in Kabul  • 1st LD Writethru-China Focus: China's growth target in 2015 feasible  • British industrial output up 0.1 pct in Feb., but lower than expected  • Historical issues key to improving China-Japan ties, says Chinese official  • Feature: Dutch demand for cows surges after EU lifts quota  • China vows stronger cooperation with Sweden in environmental protection  • Online drug network busted in NE China  • Spanish citizen found guilty for killing Chinese woman  
You are here: 　 Home

Turkey, Iran agree to cooperate to solve Yemen crisis: Turkish FM

Xinhua, April 10, 2015 Adjust font size:

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Friday that his country and Iran have agreed to cooperate in order to resolve the ongoing crisis in Yemen and to bring back stability and peace there.

Cavusoglu made the remarks at a joint press conference with visiting Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Ahmet Karti in the Turkish capital of Ankara.

"We'll continue contacts with Gulf countries as well. We aim to end chaos in Yemen and maintain peace and stability again," Cavusoglu said.

"There are countries responsible for the current situation in Yemen. We openly discussed this issue in Tehran," he added, referring to a recent visit of the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Iran on Tuesday.

He said that countries such as Turkey, Iran and Saudi Arabia should have a role for a solution in the conflict-hit country.

On Wednesday, a spokesperson for the Turkish Foreign Ministry stated that the foreign ministers of Turkey and Iran might meet soon for talks about Yemen.

Following Erdogan's visit to Iran, Turkish press reported that Ankara facilitates diplomatic talks on Yemen seeking reconciliation between Tehran and Riyadh.

Iran and Turkey's relations are facing a number of challenges, including the differences on the conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Yemen.

In recent remarks, Erdogan accused Tehran of aiding the Shiite Houthis in Yemen, calling on Iran to pull out its forces from Yemen, Syria and Iraq.

"In fact, Iran is in an effort to dominate the region. How come one can allow this?" Erdogan said last month.

However, Iran has denied its military support for Yemen, Syria and Iraq, reiterating that it only provides consultancy aid to those countries in the face of terrorist threats. Enditem