Regional Countries' Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity Must Be Respected: Raisi to Erdogan

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed regional developments last evening in Samarkand during the 22nd summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. This information has been reported by the official website of the Iranian president.

Raisi emphasized that Iran opposes paternalism (a type of relationship shaped by a patriarchal family model). “The basis of our policy in the region is that the fate of countries must be determined by themselves, and their national sovereignty and territorial integrity must be respected,” Raisi stated.