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Turkish, Iranian presidents meet on sidelines of SCO summit

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Masoud Pezeshkian hold talks in Tianjin city; senior Turkish ministers attend meeting

Fatma Zehra Solmaz, Mumin Altas  | 01.09.2025 - Update : 01.09.2025
Turkish, Iranian presidents meet on sidelines of SCO summit Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian hold a meeting as they arrive for the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit 2025 in Tianjin, China on September 01, 2025.

TIANJIN / ISTANBUL 

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday.

Erdogan, who is in the Chinese city of Tianjin to attend the 25th Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), continues his contacts on the sidelines of the summit.

The meeting between President Erdogan and President Pezeshkian took place at the Meijiang Convention Center.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar, Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek, National Defense Minister Yasar Guler, Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacır, Trade Minister Omer Bolat, and Presidential Communications Director Burhanettin Duran also attended the meeting.

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