Iran: Rouhani in Turkey
Issue 972
- 21 Jun 2014
| 1 minute read
President Hassan Rouhani made a two-day visit to Turkey on 9-10 June, the first by an Iranian president since 2008. Bilateral relations have suffered from the Syrian war, where Ankara has supported those fighting to oust Iran-backed President Bashar Al-Assad, but Rouhani – who chose not to attend Egyptian President Abdul Fattah El-Sisi’s inauguration because of his trip to Turkey – has been reaching out to a number of foes in the Gulf and the wider region as he seeks to reintegrate Iran into the regional, and world, economy.
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