Iran president welcomed in Turkey

President Rouhani arrived in the Turkish capital on Wednesday afternoon to attend the fifth round of Iran-Turkey high council of strategic cooperation meeting.

After the national anthems of the two countries were played, the visiting Iranian president and his Turkish counterpart inspected the guard of honor; then started bilateral talks.

At the end of the talks, the two sides’ delegations will enter negotiations.

Members of the high-ranking Iranian delegation in Turkey include Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh, Energy Minister Reza Ardekanian and a number of other senior officials.