May 27, 2012
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Erdoğan, Ahmadinejad discuss Syria in telephone conversation
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. (Photo: Reuters)
21 August 2011 / TODAYSZAMAN.COM,
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the phone to discuss developments in Syria, Erdoğan's office said on Sunday.
Erdoğan stopped his convoy for 35 minutes on İstanbul's busy E-5 highway to talk to the Iranian president, news reports said.
Erdoğan and Ahmadinejad discussed bilateral relations and regional developments, including most notably the situation in Syria, a statement published on the Prime Ministry Press Center's website said. There was no information as to the content of the discussion.
The political crisis in Syria has apparently caused tension between Turkey and Iran. Turkey has stepped up its criticism of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad over a deadly crackdown on anti-regime protests while Iran defends the Syrian regime and says foreign powers should stay out of Syria's internal matters.
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