Iran-Turkey ties

ISTANBUL: Iran wants to discuss greater economic cooperation with neighbouring Turkey and regional crisis in talks in Istanbul on Saturday, Tehran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was quoted as saying by Iranian state media. Zarif arrived in Istanbul, where he is due to meet with President Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. Turkey’s foreign ministry has said the aim of talks will be ‘current regional and international developments’ as well as bilateral relations between the two countries. Zarif suggested business would be high on agenda.