During the phone conversation, Iran’s defense minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said that some regional and international countries have tried in recent years to separate Iran from Turkey but their plan has failed.
General Hatami further pointed to the development of defense cooperation between Iran and Turkey, stressing, “We welcome the expansion of bilateral collaborations in military, defense industries and the exchange of educational and research experience to enhance the level of defensive capabilities”.
“The destruction of Daesh was an example of regional cooperation and the result of the interaction between the countries of Iran, Turkey and Russia that caused the frustration of the Zionists and the United States,” he stressed.
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“The US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize al-Quds as the capital of Zionist regime came after the defeat of the United States in Iraq and Syria, their failure to declare Iraqi Kurdistan independent, and their dismay after the compulsory resignation of the prime minister of the Lebanon” General Hatami said.
“The US decision to relocate its embassy to al-Quds is an irresponsible policy to reinforce the occupying approach of the Zionist regime. We do believe that this move is the result of differences in the Muslim Ummah and the compromise of some Arab states with the Israeli regime,” he added.
Referring to the crimes being committed in Yemen, the Iranian minister called the brutal murder of the Yemeni people a full-fledged humanitarian crisis, saying that the international community and Muslim countries should be more concerned about the end of bombardments and the siege of the oppressed Yemeni people.
For his part, Turkish defense minister Nurettin Canikli pointed to the commonalities of the two countries, noting that the recent developments in the region highlighted the need for cooperation between Iran and Turkey.
He also noted that no power can affect the friendship and fraternity between Tehran and Ankara.
Canikli condemned Trump’s decision to declare al-Quds as the capital of the Israeli regime as a great mistake, adding that the decision is not accepted by any Muslim in the world.
At the end of the conversation, Canikli accepted the invitation of his Iranian counterpart to take a trip to Iran and emphasized the importance of defence cooperation between the two countries and also continuation of bilateral interactions within the framework of Astana Talks on Syria.
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