Iran pushes for fulfilment of $30 billion trade with Turkiye

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mehdi Safari has urged the necessity for increasing the volume of bilateral trade to $30 billion, a figure agreed upon by the senior officials of the two countries.

15 August 2023
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Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mehdi Safari has urged the necessity for increasing the volume of bilateral trade to $30 billion, a figure agreed upon by the senior officials of the two countries.

Bazargan border crossing between Iran and Turkey

Safari made the remarks in a meeting in Ankara on Monday with Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Ahmet Yıldız, IRNA news agency reported. 

The meeting took place as part of Safari’s meeting to Ankara who is visiting the Turkish capital at the head of a high-ranking economic delegation to boost trade ties.  

During the meeting, Safari underlined the need to continue with the ongoing bilateral cooperation between the two countries in different areas including in trade, economy, investment, transportation and transit, border trade and energy.

Yıldız, for his part, highlighted the importance of political and economic ties between Iran and Turkiye, saying his country is ready to expedite the process of holding joint meetings, especially the joint economic commission meeting.

Representatives from the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), the Ministry of Industry and Mines, the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad, and the Ministry of Oil are accompanying Safari on his visit to Turkiye.

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