Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu yesterday received his Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki, currently in Ankara to attend a bilateral Joint Economic Commission meeting. The top diplomats' talks focused on developments concerning Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. At a joint press conference afterwards, Davutoglu said the two countries have broad cooperation, adding that in their comprehensive talks they discussed regional issues, next month's elections in Iraq, and developments in Afghanistan. "We appreciate Iran's contributions to Afghanistan," he said. Mottaki, for his part, defended Iran's controversial elections last summer, saying that they would never tolerate any attempt to sow chaos in the country.
Source: Cumhuriyet-Turkiye (Turkey), February 4, 2010
