The undersecretary of Turkey’s Foreign Ministry, Feridun Sinirlioğlu, discussed Syria, Iran, Iraq and the Middle East peace process with his U.S. counterpart and other senior officials, Hurriyet Daily News reported.

Besides U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns, Assistant Secretary for Europe and Eurasian Affairs Phil Gordon, Assistant Secretary for Near East Affairs Beth Jones and Special Envoy for Energy Affairs Carlos Pascual attended the meeting at the State Department in Washington.

State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said they had talked about Syria, Iraq and the importance of international solidarity in Iran and efforts to promote Middle East peace.