Türkiye's Erdogan, Iraq's KRG leader discuss regional tensions, terror threats
The Turkish president said Ankara is working to end regional conflicts and advance the “Terror-Free Türkiye” initiative.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has spoken over the phone with the president of Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government (KRG), Nechirvan Barzani, discussing the latest situation in the region.
During the phone call, Erdogan said Türkiye will continue its efforts against actions that could drive the region into long-term disaster and that recent movements by terrorist organisations and their affiliated groups are being closely monitored, according to a statement from Türkiye's Communications Directorate on the Turkish social media platform NSosyal.
“Türkiye stands by Iraq during this critical process," Erdogan said.
Erdogan added that Türkiye is working intensively to end regional conflicts and facilitate a return to negotiations.
Both Erdogan and Barzani highlighted the importance of the "Terror-Free Türkiye" initiative.
Earlier, Erdogan received the foreign ministers of the Turkic Council during an informal meeting of the OTC, held in Istanbul.