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Fidan-Van der Leyen: Strengthening Cooperation and Calling for No Disintegration of Iran

Published March 12, 2026, 17:11
Fidan-Van der Leyen: Strengthening Cooperation and Calling for No Disintegration of Iran

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with his German counterpart Johann Van der Leyen in Ankara, where they discussed strengthening economic and defense relations between Turkey and Germany. Fidan expressed satisfaction with Germany's positive attitude towards the procurement of Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets. He also stressed the need to end the war in the Middle East and warned of the risk of destabilization in Iran, calling for immediate de-escalation and avoiding any change of regime or territorial integrity of Iran. Fidan warned of scenarios that could lead to civil war in Iran and stated that Turkey is making intensive diplomatic efforts to end the conflict.