Iranian, Turkish intel chiefs discuss Syria, Palestine, fight against terrorism
During a rare visit to Tehran, Head of the Turkish Intelligence Organization Ibrahim Kalin held talks with his Iranian counterpart to discuss the fight against “terror” groups and the situation in Syria.
Kalin met with Iran’s Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib and the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Akbar Ahmadian.
They discussed the fight against terror organizations, especially the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group and Daesh terrorist group, common threats, the situation in Syria, the Gaza cease-fire and developments in the Palestinian issue,” Anadolu News Agency said.
Few details of the meetings have been released. In another development, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan spoke by phone with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi, discussing bilateral issues and “the situation in Palestine.”
Araghchi said several countries strongly oppose the forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza, adding that the plot would be a continuation of the Israeli regime’s genocide in Palestine.
He urged Muslim countries to adopt a “firm and unified” stance to counter the plan and called for an immediate meeting of the foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to address the issue.
Fidan also stressed the need for continued support by all Muslim countries for the rights of the Palestinian people and welcomed the proposal by the Iranian foreign minister to hold an OIC emergency meeting.
The two neighboring countries maintain great economic, political and security relations.