Baku, Azerbaijan, July 16
By Farhad Daneshvar – Trend:
Iranian Supreme National Security Council will have a meeting this morning to discuss latest developments in Iran’s northwestern neighbor, Turkey.
Spokesman of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Keyvan Khosravi has praised the efforts of Turkish people in giving support for democracy and said Iran condemns military coup in the neighboring country, IRNA news agency reported.
He said that following the reports on the attempted military coup in Turkey, the Iranian security council has been monitoring the situation.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu have also discussed the latest developments in Turkey, the spokesman added.
This morning, FM Zarif condemned the coup through a post on his Twitter account.
In the meantime, Iranian Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Office for Political Affairs Hamid Abutalebi has criticized the attempted coup, expressing Tehran’s support for democracy in Turkey.
“The Muslim people of Turkey will take back their power,” Abutalebi said in a message posted on his Twitter account.
Iranian media outlets have also reported that border crossings with Turkey have been closed and all flights to Turkey have been suspended until further notice.
A coup attempt was launched in Turkey late on July 15 by a group of Turkish military servicemen.
Later, Turkey’s officials announced that the attempt was foiled.