Erdoğan calls for renewed US-Iran diplomatic efforts
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on SeneNews
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has called for a swift resumption of diplomatic efforts to end the war between the United States and Iran. He made the appeal on Thursday after talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, according to SeneNews.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday 12 November called for the diplomatic efforts between the United States and Iran to resume “without further delay” to end the war, during talks with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the United Nations climate conference in Antalya, Turkey, according to the Turkish presidency.
Erdoğan called for a return to the negotiating table and said Turkey would continue to support efforts to restore peace. He said diplomacy should be given a chance and called for a swift end to the conflict, SeneNews reports.
The war began on 28 February after US-Israeli strikes on Iran, followed by a ceasefire in April and a memorandum of understanding concluded in June. Fighting resumed during the summer, according to SeneNews. On 10 November, Iran’s supreme leader had ordered an end to the deadlock with Washington, while Tehran had demanded that the United States accept its conditions to end the war. Iran’s supreme leader orders end to deadlock with Washington.
