According to Iranian Foreign Ministry, in the Saturday telephone conversation with Zarif, Çavuşoğlu underlined the close and friendly relations between Turkey and Iran, and highlighted Ankara’s definite policy of good neighborliness.

“Çavuşoğlu also gave an assurance that Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan fully respects Iran’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity,” the Ministry said, adding that Çavuşoğlu explained that President Erdogan had not been aware of the sensitivities surrounding the lines he recited in Baku and associated the poem only with Lachin and Karabakh, which is why he recited it in the recent event in Azerbaijan Republic.

The Ministry noted that Zarif, for his part, underscored the significance of friendly relations between the two neighbors that signify mutual respect.

“Highlighting the cordial ties between the president of Turkey and the high-ranking officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Foreign Minister Zarif expressed hope for the expansion of bilateral relations on the basis of mutual trust,” the Ministry added. (ILKHA)