Turkey and Iran have discussed possible joint military action against Kurdish militant groups, a week after the chief of staff of Iran's armed forces visited Ankara for rare talks, President Tayyip Erdoğan said on Monday.
A more effective struggle against the armed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and its Iranian affiliate, Party of Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK), would be possible through joint action with Iran, Erdoğan told reporters before departing on an official visit to Jordan.
"Joint action against terrorist groups that have become a threat is always on the agenda. This issue has been discussed between the two military chiefs, and I discussed more broadly how this should be carried out," Erdoğan said.
"They always cause harm to Iran and to us. We work because we believe that if the two countries cooperate, we can reach a conclusion in a much shorter period of time. I hope that we will get a successful result there," he added.
