Türkiye urges "friendly, brotherly" nations to avoid problems amid regional tension

Türkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on January 18 urged "friendly" and "brotherly" countries to avoid problems with each other amid the current tension in its region, according to Turkish diplomatic sources.

While on a visit to Jordan's capital Amman, Fidan spoke to his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein in a phone call, addressing the rising regional tensions and emphasizing that "there should be no problems between friendly and brotherly countries," Anadolu reports.

Fidan also expressed the need for sides to act calmly, refrain from steps that would jeopardize stability, and reduce tensions in the region.

Earlier on Thursday, the Turkish foreign minister spoke to his counterparts from Iran, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, and from Pakistan, Jalil Abbas Jilani, and "advised that the issue should not escalate further, and urged the restoration of calm."

Islamabad on January 18 said it launched precision strikes against separatist terrorists in Iran's Sistan-Baluchestan province, two days after Tehran struck what it described as bases for the militant group Jaish al-Adl in the border town of Panjgur in Pakistan's Balochistan province.