Turkey has offered to play a constructive role in ending the ongoing Middle East conflict, the Iranian foreign ministry said Sunday.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi thanked his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan for Ankara’s diplomatic efforts during a phone call, the ministry added.
Turkey has been actively pursuing diplomatic channels to resolve the crisis. Pakistan earlier said Turkey, along with Saudi Arabia and Egypt, will participate in de-escalation talks in Islamabad on Monday.
As a NATO member and a neighbour of Iran with a border over 300 miles long, Turkey faces a delicate balancing act in the conflict, analysts say.
With inputs from BBC