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Iran’s Rouhani meets with Turkish PM Erdogan

By Washington Examiner
Published June 9, 2014 9:43am ET
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Iran’s Rouhani meets with Turkish PM Erdogan
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani makes an address during a ceremony marking the 25th death anniversary of Ayatollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic, at his shrine just outside Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, June 3, 2014. Iran's moderate president said Tuesday that his administration will defend the Islamic Republic's nuclear rights and work to end international sanctions that have devastated its economy. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) | Vahid Salemi

ISTANBUL (AP) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is meeting with Turkish officials, including Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in the first official Iranian presidential visit to Turkey since 1996.

Rouhani’s meetings in Ankara come just before the start of direct talks in Geneva between Iran and the U.S on the Iranian nuclear program.

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