The defense ministers of Iran and Turkey expressed their interest in promoting bilateral ties in the fields of defense and military and called for peaceful settlement of regional problems, according to Press TV.

Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan, participating in Istanbul Peace Summit, left Tehran for Turkey on Thursday and conferred with his Turkish counterpart, Ismet Yilmaz, on the sidelines of the event.

During the meeting, the two ministers said the problems facing the region should be tackled through peaceful means such as dialogue, maintaining that military intervention will only complicate the situation.