🔻 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Thursday, after a meeting with Masoud Pezeshkian, his Iranian counterpart, that diplomatic negotiations to end the U.S.-Iran war should be resumed “without further delay.”

The Turkish presidency said Erdoğan and the Iranian president met on the sidelines of the UN climate conference in Antalya, Turkey.

In the meeting, Erdoğan emphasized the “importance of returning to the negotiating table without further delay” and said that “Turkey will continue to support efforts to establish peace.”

He said: “Common ground to reach an agreement must be strengthened and diplomacy must be given an opportunity.”

The Turkish president also expressed hope that the war with the United States “ends as soon as possible.”

Diplomatic efforts, with mediation by Qatar and Pakistan as well, continue for talks and ending the war. Tehran is asking Washington to accept a package of demands of this country, including the release of its frozen assets and the lifting of sanctions, in exchange for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

📷Reuters