The meeting on Wednesday saw Iran's Foreign Minister's Senior Advisor for Special Political Affairs Ali Asghar Khaji and Turkey’s Deputy Foreign Minister Ahmet Yildiz discussing the latest political and international issues related to Syria as well as the situation on the ground in the Arab country, IRNA reports.
Khaji and Yildiz conferred about future meetings between Iranian, Turkish, Russian and Syrian authorities under the so-called Astana format and emphasized the significance of the process for establishing permanent peace in Syria.
According to the Iranian side, the two diplomats also talked about the "continued Israeli onslaught of the Palestinian people in Gaza and what impacts it could have on a potential wider conflict in the West Asia region".
In addition, Yildiz discussed the situation in South Caucasus with his Iranian counterpart Ali Bagheri Kani. They touched upon also the regional initiatives and consultation platforms.
