“The Iranian foreign minister, in consultation with regional authorities, discussed with the Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu the latest developments in the region, especially the situation in the north of Syria,” RIA Novosti reports on the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s Telegram channel.

In addition, Zarif held telephone conversations with the Foreign Ministers of Syria and Iraq, Walid Muallom and Muhammad al-Hakim.

Earlier, Zarif and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, expressed their willingness to facilitate a dialogue between Ankara and Damascus.