Speaking about Iran's relations with Turkey and Syria, Nasser Kanani, the spokesman of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, said at a press conference: "Iran's position regarding the relations between the two countries is quite clear, and yesterday the Foreign Minister fully expressed Iran's point of view. Some of our issues with Syria and Turkey are related to bilateral issues. Iran hopes that efforts to improve relations between the two countries will be successful."
Regarding the tripartite meeting between Iran, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, Kanaani said Iran is developing its bilateral relations with regional countries and seeks to form bilateral and multilateral cooperation with those countries, IRNA reports.
“Various initiatives have been proposed in this direction, and Iran has also proposed initiatives in accordance with regional conditions and friendly countries,” he said.
He added, “Iran, Turkey and Saudi Arabia are three important regional and Islamic countries that have the capacity to influence the Islamic world. It is possible for these three countries to participate in a tripartite framework.”
Kanaani expressed hopes that the capacity of such cooperation can be used to resolve regional issues.
On the recent visits of Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian to Lebanon and Syria, Kanaani said Lebanon is an influential regional country that has been unfortunately faced with a political impasse.
“It is important to quickly form a government and remove political obstacles in Lebanon, and in this regard, good consultations and discussions have taken place,” he said.
“Consultations with different political parties are both for a better understanding of those in charge and for helping to resolve Lebanon’s issues,” he added.
The Foreign Ministry spokesman further said that only the Lebanese people will choose the government and president of that country and no foreign party can interfere in the Lebanese affairs.
