Deputy foreign ministers of Iran and Turkey in a meeting in Tehran discussed the latest developments in the region and weighed plans for settling a crisis that has beset Syria for more than six years by contributing to the Astana peace talks. Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari and Turkish Foreign Ministry's Deputy Undersecretary Sedat Onal met in Tehran on Monday for talks that focused on the progress in the efforts to end the crisis in Syria. They also took stock of possible peaceful ways of resolving the conflicts and tensions in the Middle East and North Africa. The two sides called for a "regional dialogue" to settle the problems and closer interaction between Tehran and Ankara on regional issues. Iran and Turkey, together with Russia, are the three guarantors of a ceasefire in Syria that has been achieved following diplomatic negotiations in Astana.
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