Iranian President Hasan Rouhani expressed the Islamic Republic’s readiness to for helping Turkey over concerns about Syria’s future.
In the meeting with Turkish FM Mevlut Cavusoglu in Tehran Wednesday, Iran’s president emphasized the expansion of friendly and brotherly relations with neighboring countries, adding Iran wants to strengthen relations with Turkey in all fields.
Rouhani hailed Sochi summit’s role in resolving the regional issues, saying “fortunately, the tripartite relations between Iran, Turkey and Russia today are very important in regional affairs, while in the current situation, the need for further consultation and cooperation is needed to resolve the Syrian crisis.”
The Iranian president hailed two countries’ high-level talks on the expansion of bilateral, regional and international cooperation, saying that the two governments are willing to develop and strengthen relations as two friendly and brother neighboring countries.
Referring to the necessity of trying to reach the target of $30 billion in bilateral trade, Iranian president said that developing bilateral relations between the two countries, the decision to use national currencies in financial transactions, and efforts to accelerate the implementation of the bilateral agreements could further strengthen Tehran-Ankara economic relations and cooperation to achieve that target.
Rouhani noted that the Islamic Republic of Iran is ready to expand relations with Turkey in the energy sector and welcomes the presence of Turkish investors and economic entities in Iran’s oil and gas projects.
Source: Mehr News Agency
