Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said his country is working with other countries to prepare new proposals to push Iran and the United States towards an agreement to end the war, as both sides maintain hard-line positions and efforts continue to bring them back to the negotiating table.
Fidan puts forward Turkish proposals for negotiations
Speaking to Turkish broadcaster NTV on Saturday evening, Fidan said: “Türkiye and other countries are putting forward proposals and making every possible effort to bring the negotiations between the United States and Iran to a conclusion.” The Turkish minister did not disclose the nature of the proposals being prepared or the other parties involved. Fidan said the lack of trust between Tehran and Washington was influencing the current process. He added: “There is a strong lack of trust between the two sides.
And now both sides are clearly trying to move this process forward in a way that ensures their interests.” The Turkish foreign minister’s remarks came ahead of an expected meeting between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his US counterpart Donald Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meetings, which begin in New York next Tuesday.
Erdoğan-Trump meeting to discuss Iran file
The meeting comes amid continued diplomatic activity over the Iran file and efforts to find a formula that would resume negotiations between Washington and Tehran. The Turkish efforts coincide with Iran’s insistence on its seven conditions for returning to the negotiating table with the US side. Trump hinted days ago that he faced making what he described as a fateful decision regarding the Iran file, while regional parties seek to push the two sides towards dialogue.
In a parallel track, Pakistan has revived its ongoing efforts to encourage the Iranian and US sides to resume negotiations. Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar discussed the latest regional developments linked to the conflict and its repercussions with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Saturday.
During the talks, Ishaq Dar stressed the need to prevent interruptions to energy supplies and the importance of ensuring the safe and swift passage of ships, particularly given the potential impact of the unrest on developing countries and global supply chains. The Pakistani minister affirmed that dialogue and diplomacy remained the only viable means of ensuring peace and stability in the region.
Ishaq Dar and Araghchi agreed to continue close cooperation and to hold a meeting in New York on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, due to begin next Tuesday.
