Ankara, (IINA) : Iran needs to have a close exchange of ideas with Turkey to discuss “worrying developments” in the region, said Iran’s foreign minister Wednesday.

Speaking to reporters at the hotel in the capital Ankara, Javad Zarif also commented on Wednesday’s deadly twin attacks in Tehran.

“This attack will further consolidate our people’s stance against terrorism,” Zarif said.

The Iranian minister said Iran was facing “concerning developments” in the region and added: “We need to have a close exchange of views with Turkey about these incidents.”

Gunmen opened fire inside Iran’s parliament building and near a shrine devoted to Ayatollah Khomeini, killing at least 12 people and injuring another 43, according to Iranian officials.

ISIS claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Zarif will meet President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu. Bilateral and regional issues – including Syria stalemate and Arab Gulf’s diplomatic crisis – are due to be discussed as well.