Turkey and Iraq said on Friday that their strained relations will be improved in a bid to defy the spillover of al Qaeda from Syria to their territories.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has ruled out a US newspaper report that Ankara revealed an Israeli spy ring working with Iranians on its soil to the authorities in Tehran.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reiterated that Turkey would take part in any international coalition against Syria, but has stopped short of saying whether that would include military action.
Iran has rejected claims the Syrian government had deployed chemical weapons, saying if such an attack were proven, the foreign backed militant groups would be responsible.
Turkey says the abduction of two of its nationals in Lebanon last week could hamper ties between Ankara and Beirut, urging Lebanese authorities to work on winning the release of the two captives.
Turkish pilot kidnappers have called for the freedom of some nine Lebanese hostages held in Syria in return for the release of the abducted pilots.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has opposed the establishment of an autonomous Syrian Kurdish region, describing the plan as unacceptable.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu have met and held talks on major regional developments, most importantly Egypt and Syria.
Turkey and Iran have called on both sides of the conflict in Syria to put down their weapons and call a ceasefire during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Cairo has summoned the Turkish ambassador over Ankara’s meddling in internal affairs of Egypt.