President Ahmadinejad reaching out to Turkey

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IRNA A message from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was submitted to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Tuesday afternoon by a senior Iranian official.

Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia-Pacific and Commonwealth of Independent States Mehdi Safari handed over the message in a closed door meeting with the Turkish premier.

Safari arrived in Ankara on Tuesday to confer with Erdogan on issues of mutual interest.

An informed source at Iran’s embassy in Turkey told IRNA that the message focused on strengthening Tehran-Ankara relations.

The source added that Turkish Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul was also present at the meeting.

The Iranian and Turkish sides declined to make any comments at the end of their 40-minute meeting.

Safari immediately headed for Tehran after the meeting.