IFP- Iran�s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Turkish counterpart Mevl�t �avu?o?lu discussed issues of mutual interest in a Wednesday meeting in Tehran.

During this meeting, the two sides exchanged views on various ways of strengthening bilateral relations, especially in the economic and cultural sectors.

Zarif and �avu?o?lu also discussed the situation in the region, as well as the results of the Sochi Congress on Syria.

The Turkish FM�s visit came a day after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani vehemently criticized Ankara for Afrin Operation saying that the entry of a foreign army into the soil of another country should be done with the authorization of that country.

�This is not justified and we would like that it ends as quickly as possible,� added Rouhani.

Ankara launched the Afrin operation some two weeks ago after the US said it would work with Kurdish militants to set up a 30,000-strong border force near Turkey.

Turkey views those militants as terrorists linked to the homegrown Kurdistan Workers� Party (PKK), which has been fighting for independence for decades.

The �Operation Olive Branch� is currently focused on the Afrin region, but Turkey has said it could extend to the nearby Kurdish-controlled city of Manbij and beyond.