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A translation of a news report on the Turkish foreign minister’s recent visit to Tehran, during which plans for a joint comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement between Iran and Turkey was discussed.
Source: Al Mayadeen Channel (YouTube)
Date: November 15, 2021
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Transcript:
Reporter:
The Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi received Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu in Tehran, thereby sending (various political) messages to regional and global states.
Ibrahim Raisi called on regional states to find solutions for their own problems without foreign interferences. He also stressed on the importance of boosting regional cooperation between Tehran and Ankara to (eventually) encompass the international level. (Raisi) pointed out that these (developed) ties will influence global equations as Iran and Turkey occupy an important position internationally and regionally.
Meanwhile, the Iranian foreign minister revealed a joint plan between the two states with the aim of reaching a long-term (cooperation) roadmap.
Hossein Amirabdollahian, Iran’s Foreign Minister:
We have agreed on holding diplomatic talks to reach a long-term roadmap for (our) bilateral ties. And we hope to sign this (roadmap) document in the upcoming visit of the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to Tehran.
Reporter:
This (roadmap) document is similar to strategic agreements which Iran plans for with China, Russia and Venezuela. The future nuclear negotiations may be successful, or may not be, despite the optimism of the Turkish guest.
Mevlut Cavusoglu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey:
The sanctions imposed on Iran are unjust; moreover, those sides who pulled out of the (Iran) nuclear deal should rejoin it. We are pleased with the resumption of the nuclear negotiations in Vienna and we hope (these talks) will reach positive results.
Reporter:
‘A positive result will never be achieved without the US taking a serious political decision to lift (US) sanctions (off Iran), and vowing not to reimpose them again’, Iranian decision-makers say.
Politically, Ankara has for years stood by Tehran’s side during the nuclear crisis, however, practically, Ankara adheres to US sanctions. Therefore, the revival of the nuclear deal and the drafting of a comprehensive roadmap for (cooperation) between the two countries will help to bring economic cooperation back to its former state or perhaps beyond that.
Ahmed al Bahrani
Tehran
Al Mayadeen
Unfortunately, Turkey cannot be trusted, given that it is a member of the war criminal alliance called NATO, and Turkey has been arming and sponsoring jihadi terrorists against Iranian ally, Syria, for years continuous to this very day.
Turkey is using its “strategic cooperation” with Iran, Russia, and China as a cynical bargaining chip to extract concession from their true masters, the Americans.
I doubt that the Americans will give Turkey much and instead will continue to try and regime change Turkey by attacking its economy and the Lira, as the USA has been doing for years….
The currency would strengthen if Iran could send oil thru Turkey, and who knows where from there.
“The currency would strengthen if Iran could send oil thru Turkey, and who knows where from there”
The oil is on the other side of Iran. Much easier to send it to Istanbul by ship. As for gas, who is going to trust Turkey with a massively expensive pipeline. Russia is in a different position with TurkStream. They have much more influence over Turkey because they are building nuclear power stations there.
It would not take too much effort to divert TurkStream if push comes to shove. The original plan, SouthStream, was to go directly to Bulgaria. The Bulgarians must regret their mistake.
why would the people of some country “regret” a stupid decision by their government? As in the USA or EU, they have no control (despite the veneer of “democracy”)and therefore no ability to make such decisions themselves.
I feel absolutely no “regret”, just anger, about all the governments that the US government has overthrown over the decades.
“This (roadmap) document is similar to strategic agreements which Iran plans for: with China, Russia and Venezuela.”
Is Turkey planning to rejoin the Axis of Resistance? Erdogan’s ten-year liaison with NATZO in its failed attempt to take over Syria has yielded nothing but difficulties for Turkey. Far more sensible for the two great non-Arab Muslim powers to join with their Arab neighbours in a unified resistance to Anglo Zionazi domination of the Middle East. Especially as this would put Turkey on the side of the powerful new Unipolar World group, as shown by Iran’s planned agreements with Russia, China and Venezuela.
The Turks are snakes, the double dealing backstabbers of the planet. Syria had close and friendly relations with the Turks for years. Assad and Erdogan even went on holiday together But the moment it served his interests, Erdogan enthusiastically stabbed his neighbour in the back, joining the Washington Terror Regime, the Zionist Regime and the Gulf dictatorships in their war against the Syrian people. (Not forgetting Uncle Sams UK/ EU yapping poodles.) Turkey became a training and logistics base and safe haven for the most barbaric, depraved, subhuman, cannibal head chopping terrorist filth the world has ever seen. The Turks invaded and comprehensively looted the whole of northern Syria, inflicting indescribable suffering on its people, with Erdogans son peddling stolen Syrian oil to Israel. Fortunately, due to the heroic resistance of the Syrian people and army and their allies, the Neocon Regime Change Plan came to naught, and all the criminal, terrorist sponsoring regimes involved experienced repeated and prolonged blowback. Destabilising refugee flows. Endemic terrorism, often by the very same individuals they had so lavishly sponsored. A strong Russian/ Iranian/ Hezbollah presence in Syria. Turkey itself experienced this richly deserved blowback in spades. Millions of refugees, repeated terrorist attacks in Turkey itself, with a hundred fatalities at a time. Prolonged expensive military commitment and a steady flow of casualties. Instability and an abortive US sponsored coup in Turkey. Protracted economic sanctions costing the country billions after the SU24 shoot down. What was supposed to be a quick Libya Mark II, with Assad suffering the same fate as Gaddafi, turned into an endless meat grinder of a conflict that has already lasted 10 years with no sign of ending any time soon, destabilising the entire region and negatively impacting the entire planet.
Never trust a Turk. They are snakes who will stab a former friend in the back at the first available opportunity. The leopard cannot change its spots. The scorpion cannot change its nature. If you are in the unfortunate position of having to do a deal with a Turk, keep a loaded gun in your pocket. You will probably need it. Fortunately, they are paying and will continue to pay a heavy price for their malign activities.
oining the Washington Terror Regime, the Zionist Regime and the Gulf dictatorships in their war against the Syrian people. (Not forgetting Uncle Sams UK/ EU yapping poodles.)
Erdogan is like Putin, a servant of the baby killers, the Jewish mafia. Then why Putin flirts with Turkey and wants Turkey to be part of Shanghai and Putin, the servant of Israel, will accept Turkey much much much faster than Iran because the zionist behind liker can trust each other.
Russia like US and France and Britain is responsible for erection of Israel and these criminals protect an apartheid entity and go to bed with each other to protect the interest of these criminals.
Assad must kick Russia and Putin out since he cannot be trusted for a second.
Russia has shown that is the enemy of Muslims like the zionist Jews. The agent of Russia and putin without any evidence make Russia ‘great’ to fool others, but this ‘great’ country cannot reciprocate the bombing of Israeli on a daily basis. Do you trust such an asshole? only the fools.
Iran Has reciprocated the Israeli attacks ONE by ONE. Iran does not need a coward and traitor like putin and its pawns. Death to Israel and Jewish mafia and its servants
(unhelpful tone and comment removed by the Saker)
Preposterous, infantile tripe such as ’Assad must kick Russia and Putin out since he cannot be trusted for a second’ and the labeling of Putin as ’servant of Israel/asshole/coward/traitor’ amount to a typical anonymous blog barf but this time accompanied by an oh-so-cool nick.
Bottom line:
Putin and Assad make a difference
Internet warriors do not.
”Assad must kick Russia and Putin out since he cannot be trusted for a second.”
Je vous dis seulement ceci: Wow!
Enfin quelqu’un/e qui a compris le problème qui n’a pas encore été résolu en Syrie, mdr.
yandex translation. Mod:
I’m just telling you this: Wow! Finally someone who has understood the problem that has not yet been solved in Syria, mdr.
Please stop posting this infantile crap on this blog.
Next time, you will get banned, primarily for being hopelessly stupid :-)
The Saker
(@down with zionism and its servants i)
Their national interests converge on one topic: the Kurds.
As long as Turkey is in Nato, it cannot be trusted. Erdogan plays on too many ropes. The ropes are getting stretched. He is destroying his country economically.
It is possible that Erdogan is poking Anglos in the eye to blackmail them. It is also possible that Iran do the same to the lesser extent.
Turko-Iranian alliance is Big No No for the Anglos. They will pay any price and use all force available to suppress it. We’ll see if they have any left. Whatever way situation unfolds, there won’t be free rides for Anglos anymore, anywhere.
After Afghan debacle, Anglos lost huge part of their fear-factor. This is the first undeniable proof.
Nations would do better by working towards their sovereignty and cooperating with their neighbors without foreign interferences. However, they will be challenged by the Financial Empire that wants to capture and control them through the private money and chain them in its global empire externally and internally (DemocratiZe, InstitutionaliZe, MilitariZe, ConsumeriZe, CommercialiZe, PrivatiZe, FinancialiZe, SecuritiZe, PropagandiZe, … DollariZe).
In the Middle East, the Empire sees three main power players: Iran, Israel and Turkey. Its plan calls for a construct with Israel at the core and top of the power hierarchy controlling nations financially and militarily, like the Six eyes (globally), the U$A in Americas, Germany/France in the EU,… The Empire is challenging & weakening Iran through sanctions and Turkey through financial shenanigans. How are their currencies doing?Will the Financial Empire & Israel succeed?
To understand a nation define its:
– Social/Cultural/Political power realm (X -axis): Core values, Strong internal unity or division,…
– Economic power realm (Y-axis): Sovereign Money, central bank structure (?), wise and effective monetary allocation, development priorities,…
– International Power position within Empire’s construct (Z-axis): International trade currency, UN position, trade surplus/deficit…
How will one score Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Israel on their positions (X, Y, Z)?
@ Max
HI Max ,Your XYZ is very interesting ,Thank You ,now what weight would you put on each item
and combination ?
Thank You
Tom
This is off-topic. Please take discussion to MFC. Any further will go to trash. Mod.
Hi Tom,
Still working on defining the weightage for various coordinate’s variables. For now it is subjective.
X ~ Values
Y ~ Value
Z ~ Vassal order (top, middle and bottom)
For the U$A: X is low, Y is Medium & Z is high
For China: X is high, Y is medium & Z is medium
In the CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) arena, China is five years ahead of the U$A and will turn the dollar strength into a weakness. We Americans are still discussing what to do as the financial sector doesn’t want the government to issue the digital currency.
Each currency format transition in the history has followed a transition in the global power. The change from coinage to the central bank notes, led the forming of the Financial Empire (rise of the West) and creation of the private-central banking system. What happens in the digital currency transition? Will the power move to sovereign nations?
Hmmm…..one wonders if there is potential here for Armenian and Azerbaijhan situations that are the concerns with Iran can be settled.
I’m not a big fan of Iran let alone Turkey (both have this dangerous self-proclaimed messianic roles similar to the US) but it is high time Muslims started organising in order to become a subject of geopolitics rather than its object. At the moment Muslims are playdough in the hands of the western Satanists. Muslims are being primed for a war against anti-NATO Orthodox Russians and still stubbornly anti-NATO Serbs as the previous Vatican Cerberus, German and Slavic Roman Catholic fanatics, are dying out.
Muslims still have a healthy outlook with only two genders and an emphasis on the family. They need to figure out what they want. If Sunnies stop listening to the crazy Saudis and with Shias already half way there the world can finally move on ignoring the suicidal childless West covered in dog poo busy about devouring itself. With a world where Muslims are aware of its strength and confident, Orthodox Russia with loyal Muslim part and China with its own intricacies I believe this planet might have a chance. Maybe.
Great news for world and regional peace.
Unfortunately Turkey is caught right in the middle of things – due to its geographical position both north-south and east west – and also between the Islamic east and Christian west. And the trade route from China.
Theyve done as best they can to manage things over the years.
Sanctions on any country for any reasonable domestic/external policies are wrong to start with.
Iran just wanted to have nuclear power plants. Its a stupid proposition to suggest even if Iran developed a atom bomb it would use it against Israel or US as it would know there would be stronger retaliatory response, and it may involve then Russia. The nuclear era has in fact produced stalemate in that type of warfare since 1945.
Sanctions that the put the safety of non-govt civilians in a country are totally unreasonable. Like the sale of critical parts for aircraft to Iran.
Turkey needs to make sure it isnt caught in the middle of conflict where it geographically becomes the battleground of a conflict, which is was a Black Sea area war would probably put it. And if it is, it mitigates any problems.
In the past the Turks have always had a battle with Russia/USSR but things have moved on since 1991. Especially with Putin and his team who seek to avoid conflicts.
The Turks are smart enough to manage all this correctly as they are sensible & cultured people so this deal with Iran will be productive.
well….a piece of advice from Lavrov
UKRAINE CRISIS
19 NOV, 17:00
Russia calls on Turkey to take concerns about military technical ties with Kiev seriously
The Russian side stressed that Kiev’s policy of escalating tensions in the southeast of the country, encouraged by Western partners, is fraught with dangerous destabilization of the situation
MOSCOW, November 19. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called on his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, to take Moscow’s concerns about Turkey’s military technical cooperation with Ukraine seriously, since it encourages Ukraine’s militarization, the Russian foreign ministry said on Friday after their telephone conversation.
“We called for our concerns about Turkish-Ukrainian military technical cooperation, which encourages Ukraine’s further militarization, to be taken seriously,” it said.
“The Russian side stressed that Kiev’s policy of escalating tensions in the southeast of the country, encouraged by Western partners, is fraught with dangerous destabilization of the situation,” the ministry said.
The ministers also touched upon other aspects of the international agenda, including the situation in the South Caucasus and the Balkans, as well as bilateral matters. “The sides discussed current issues of bilateral relations and a schedule of future Russian-Turkish top-and high-level contacts,” the ministry added.
Verdict: If a solid, reliable hub of resistance such as Iran which has openly confronted the Zionazis for 40+ years dares to enter into strategic cooperation with Turkey under its ’magnificent Sultan’ Erdogan — the latter pestering more or less everybody outside Turkey proper — that’s mostly a good sign as it takes place against the backdrop of Western implosion overall. I think this testifies to Iran’s confidence and security thanks to its fresh SCO membership and the business cooperation already in place with China, feeling correctly that with regard to Turkey it has the upper hand. Sure, Erdogan’s ugly recklessness has made him popular at home, but even a swine like him understands that he had better adapt to a changing world.
Verdict: If a solid, reliable hub of resistance such as Iran…dares to enter into strategic cooperation with Turkey…— that’s mostly a good sign as it takes place against the backdrop of Western implosion.
Absolutely concur with Verdict.
”We have agreed on holding diplomatic talks to reach a long-term roadmap for (our) bilateral ties. And we hope to sign this (roadmap) document in the upcoming visit of the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to Tehran.”
A slightly off-topic question first that’s been on my mind: Why resort to parentheses in translations from Arabic (Al Mayadeen channel in this case) ? Of course this isn’t to be ”blamed” upon The Saker whatsoever as it isn’t responsible for the translations which are the work of computers mostly anyway, regardless of the publisher. I’ve just come to the conclusion that dispensing with the signs ”(” and ”)” tossed in everywhere would render the translations more digestible at the fairly low expense of literal exactitude. Maybe another, fairly similar, font to highlight whatever is being tacitly implied could be an alternative approach.
So His Highness has decided to go to Teheran. If he does, then he should tend very much to his security detail, keeping in mind what happened to General Soleimani going to Iraq. Not that Erdogan has earned even a tenth of the wrath of the Zionazis as compared to Soleimani, but they certainly are enough insane and frustrated to take out anyone they can get their hands upon. Their fairly lame attempt on Erdogan’s life 5 years ago calls for a follow-up. Bashar al-Assad and Syria were Erdogan’s assigned responsibilities and he botched them. In view of this, his going to Teheran at this point is definitely not something taken lightly by the Zionazis. Good luck, RTE.
Hello friends, I am very well versed with translation work such as these by Middle East Observer. The reason they put parentheses is because they do not wish to stray off the literal, nor leave the translation ineligible. This is particularly important in the translation of political texts whereby the inclusion or omission of words can have real-word consequences. Using parentheses in other words, seeks to provide the reader as much understanding of the text as possible without including words that were not literally said.
And I can assure you, translations like these cannot be produced by computers. Not yet anyway. Skilled humans need to identify the story, make sense of it, and then translate from the audio-visual material into text, and then ofcourse copyedit it and make sure it is easily readable within certain cultural contexts. Rather than the limiting and narrow word ‘translation’, what the Observer and others are doing is the complex process of cross-cultural communication.
@Hussein
Thank you for sharing your knowledge of the matter. I agree that political statements should be translated unambiguously, most notably in the sense of not adding any further ambiguity than what was already present in the original 😀. To me, it boils down to a mere question about notation where I would prefer to see a discreet change of fonts instead of parentheses for the stated purpose. Imagine Bashar al-Assad making a statement about his Turkish ”colleague” to the effect that
— Now, this piece of s**t is going to Iran
Wouldn’t it look more tidy to put ”of s**t” in a slightly different font than inside parentheses? Parentheses — especially when in abundance — are an irritant which tends to make focusing more difficult to the readers.
Turkey is broke. Where is the money coming from. Uncle Sam sandwich?
@Ronnie
It’s been calculated that Uncle Sam’s sandwitches cost recipient ~10 pounds of his own flesh. No one in the right mind eats an Uncle Sam’s without being held at bomb-point.
Paul, boththe germans and Russians feel the same on the Ankara boys.
we recall the old russian anecdote where the russian jewish mom said farewell to his only son departing to the war. It was all about him killing a turk and resting.
Now resting is what is in short supply for the ruskies in Syria.