Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, July 1

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ANKARA -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the dispute between Turkey and the United States on the issue of Russian-made S-400 defense systems would be resolved "without any problem," local NTV broadcaster reported on early Monday.

"Our meeting with President Trump was very positive. They support us on the deals of S-400 and F-35s," Erdogan told Turkish journalists on Sunday after his meeting with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump in Japan where he participated G20 summit. (Turkey-U.S.)

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TEHRAN -- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday that Iran's low-grade enriched uranium stockpile has exceeded 300 kg, official IRNA news agency reported.

"According to my information, Iran has surpassed 300 kg (in the stockpile of enriched uranium) as we had already announced," Zarif was quoted as saying. (Iran-Uranium Stockpile)

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JERUSALEM -- Israeli Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz has visited Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to attend a UN climate conference, the Foreign Ministry said Monday.

Kats, who arrived in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, met with a UAE senior official over bilateral relations and the issue of Iran, a ministry statement said. (Israel-UAE-Visit)

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BAGHDAD -- Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Monday held a phone call over the means to develop bilateral ties and cooperation to achieve stability of oil prices.

The two leaders "discussed cooperation between the two brotherly countries in the OPEC meeting of oil and energy ministers being held in Vienna, and coordination to achieve stability in the oil prices in the next stage," said a statement by Mahdi's office. (Iraq-Saudi Arabia-Ties) Enditem

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