Iran hails Turkeys nuclear support

Source: Hizbollah Site Staff, 28-10-2009

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran's president has said that he "appreciates" the support shown by Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's prime minister, over Tehran's nuclear programme.

Erdogan, who arrived in Tehran for bilateral talks on Tuesday, has accused Western nations of hypocrisy in slamming Iran's uranium enrichment programme while remaining silent on "Israel", which is believed to have an secret nuclear arsenal.

Ahmadinejad told Erdogan: "When an illicit regime possesses nuclear arms, one cannot talk about depriving other nations from the peaceful nuclear programme".

"Your clear stance towards the Zionist regime had a positive effect in the world, especially the Islamic world, and I am sure that everyone was satisfied," he said, according to the Iranian presidential website.

Erdogan is also expected to hold talks with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader and Ali Larijani, the parliamentary speaker during, his visit.