Turkish, Iranian, Azerbaijani FMs to meet in Baku on Dec 20

ANKARA

The fifth trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Iran will be held on Dec. 20 in the Azerbaijani capital Baku, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Dec. 18.

According to a statement, the ministers will exchange views on “the prospects for enhancing regional cooperation and review the decisions taken in the previous meetings.”

“The mechanism of the Trilateral Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Iran enables to exchange views on regional issues in a trilateral format, contributes to the enhancement of cooperation on the basis of common interests and consolidation of regional prosperity, stability and security,” it said.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu will also hold bilateral meetings with his Iranian and Azerbaijani counterparts.