Iran hails thaw in Türkiye's ties with Syria
Iran hailed the resumption of the first direct ministerial talks between arch-rivals Ankara and Damascus since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war more than a decade ago.
Ankara's relations with Damascus ruptured after Ankara began backing rebel efforts to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Tehran fully supported the reconciliation efforts.
"We are very pleased by the fact that relations between Damascus and Ankara are undergoing change," Amir-Abdollahian told reporters after talks in Ankara with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu.
"We believe any positive development in relations between Ankara and Damascus will benefit our region and our countries," the Iranian foreign minister said.
Amir-Abdollahian flew into Ankara fresh from a visit to Damascus for talks with Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad.
Cavusoglu said he intended to hold his first official meeting with Mekdad "in the upcoming period".
He had earlier suggested that he might meet his Syrian counterpart in Moscow next month.
"Today, we emphasised that Iran's contribution to this process is very important," Cavusoglu said.
Cavusoglu said that Ankara respected Syria's "territorial integrity" but also sought support in its fights against "terrorists".
"These terrorists need to be cleared out," Cavusoglu said in reference to the Syrian Kurdish forces.
"We need to fight terrorism together."
