SAEDNEWS: President Masoud Pezeshkian has emphasized that closer cooperation between Tehran and Ankara can help pave the way for resolving regional crises.
President Pezeshkian made the remarks during a meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Tehran on Sunday night.
He emphasized that lasting security arises when Islamic countries, united by a shared will, allow trade, knowledge, and culture to replace tension and foreign interference.
“Iran believes that cooperation, commerce, and cultural exchange between Muslim nations can pave the way for enduring security and development,” Pezeshkian said, adding that borders where “commerce, science, and culture flow” will never serve as corridors for terrorism or arms.
Highlighting deep historical, cultural, and fraternal ties between Tehran and Ankara, the president described bilateral relations as “rooted, genuine, and rich in potential for expansion.”
He stressed that if Muslim nations act with a unified will—based on solidarity, convergence, and shared experience—no external power can create problems for their peoples. Pezeshkian attributed part of the region’s current crises to “plots and the fueling of divisions by interventionist actors,” who seek to impose misguided policies and obstruct the progress of Islamic countries.
Drawing on Europe’s experience in overcoming centuries of conflict and building joint political and financial structures, Pezeshkian said: “The Islamic world, with its far deeper cultural and civilizational commonalities, can certainly move toward collective development by setting aside differences and strengthening the flow of trade, knowledge, and culture.”
He underscored the sensitivity of the current situation in the Islamic world, adding: “At a time when the common enemies of Muslim nations are intensifying pressure, Islamic countries should facilitate conditions for one another and refrain from complicating matters. We are brothers, and we must expand our relations. We believe that from borders where commerce, science, and culture pass, terrorism and weapons will never pass.”
During the meeting, Hakan Fidan conveyed warm greetings from Turkey’s president and delivered a special message highlighting the need to expand commercial, economic, and regional cooperation.
Praising Pezeshkian’s sincerity and dedication to the Islamic world, Fidan said: “We fully share these views. Internal divisions have wasted valuable time for the Islamic world. Today, the spirit of the era demands collective and joint cooperation.”
The Turkish foreign minister stressed that Islamic nations should now elevate their collaboration through coordinated, equal action. He noted that countries such as Iran and Turkey—together with other Muslim nations—can remove the heavy burden of division from the path of the Islamic Ummah.
Referring to Iran’s progress, Fidan added: “We acknowledge that after the Revolution, Iran has moved forward with remarkable speed and dynamism, like an arrow released from a bow.”
