Turkey's Davutoglu to visit Iran Friday

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will pay an official visit to Iran to discuss bilateral ties and the latest developments in the region.

According to Press TV, the premier’s office said in a statement that Davutoglu will travel to Iran on Friday on a two-day visit.

The two sides are slated to discuss regional crises, particularly the five-year-old conflict in Syria. Tehran and Ankara have different views on the war in the Arab country.

Turkey backs militants and insists that President Bashar al-Assad should not be part of Syria’s future. Iran says the decision on Assad’s fate is up to the Syrian people and supports the Syrian army and its allies fighting militants.

Davutoglu’s planned trip is significant as the next round of Syria peace talks is scheduled to kick off in Geneva, Switzerland, on March 9.

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