Ankara, May 06: Turkey says it will continue its consultations with Brazil on Iran’s nuclear issue with hopes that positive outcome would emerge from it.
“We are continuing our vigorous consultations in full coordination with Brazil. We will have fresh initiatives in the coming days and I hope our joint efforts will bring about positive results,” Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said at a press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart Kostyantyn Gerashchenko in Kiev on Wednesday.
Davutoglu said that he had been in consultations with both his Iranian and Brazilian counterparts as part of Turkey’s plan to seek a diplomatic solution to the issue.
Amid US-led push for the imposing further sanctions against Iran, Turkey and Brazil, among other non-permanent members of the UN Security Council, have joined calls for a diplomatic solution to Tehran’s nuclear issue.
Davutoglu visited Iran in April, during which he met and discussed various issues, including Tehran’s nuclear program, with Iranian officials.
He said in a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki that Turkey supports Iran’s stance on its nuclear issue and reiterated that any coercive measures against Tehran would prove ineffective.
“We need to resort to diplomatic means to solve the problem {Since} military means, attacks, sanctions or embargoes will not be fruitful,” he stated.
A few days after Davutoglu’s visit, Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim also traveled to Iran and met with top officials in Tehran.
Amorim also emphasized that his country supports dialogue as the only proper solution and will continue diplomatic efforts to resolve the issue.
——-Agencies