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Turkish PM Erdogan holds first meeting with Iranian President Ahmedinejad

06 May 2006 [11:55] - TODAY.AZ
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Iranian President Mahmud Ahmedinejad on Friday in the Azerbaijani capital on the sidelines of the Economic Cooperation Organization summit.

It was the first meeting between the two leaders following the election of Ahmedinejad as Iranian President.

The meeting took place behind closed doors, Turkey's Cihan News Agency reports.

Iran's nuclear program and the latest developments in the region were expected to be taken up at the meeting.

Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan was expected to call on Ahmedinecad to follow transparent policies in regard to Iran's nuclear program.

Anti-terror operations against the PKK by the Iranian and Turkish armies were to be discussed at the meeting.

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