ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Israel鈥檚 attacks on Iran right before a new round of nuclear talks with the United States aimed to sabotage the negotiations, and it showed Israel did not want to resolve issues through diplomacy.

Speaking at a foreign ministers鈥� meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Istanbul, Erdogan urged countries with influence over Israel not to listen to its 鈥減oison鈥� and to seek a solution to the fighting via dialogue without allowing a wider conflict.

He also called on Muslim countries to increase their efforts to impose punitive measures against Israel on the basis of international law and United Nations鈥� resolutions.

Iran鈥檚 foreign minister Abbas Araghchi earlier arrived in Istanbul on Saturday, Tasnim news agency reported, for a meeting with diplomats to discuss Tehran鈥檚 escalating conflict with Israel.

Around 40 diplomats were expected to join the weekend gathering of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), as Israel and Iran continue to exchange missile strikes.

鈥淭he Foreign Minister arrived in Istanbul this morning to participate in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Foreign Ministers鈥� meeting,鈥� Tasnim reported.

Araghchi met with his counterparts from Britain, France and Germany in Geneva on Friday.

鈥淎t this meeting, at the suggestion of Iran, the issue of the Zionist regime鈥檚 attack on our country will be specifically addressed,鈥� said Araghchi, according to the news agency.

Israel began its assault in the early hours of June 13, saying Iran was on the verge of developing nuclear weapons, triggering an immediate retaliation from Tehran in the worst-ever confrontation between the two arch-rivals.

Earlier on Friday, Araghchi said Tehran was ready to 鈥渃onsider diplomacy鈥� again only if Israel鈥檚 鈥渁ggression is stopped.鈥�

The ministers are expected to release a statement following their meeting, the Turkish state news agency Anadolu said.