Iran and Turkey have finalized what could be a historic deal to trade in their local currencies instead of the euro and the dollar.
Turkey wants to buy more natural gas from Iran. The two countries have also reached an agreement to resolve a dispute on gas prices without arbitration.
Turkeys customs minister says the volume of trade exchanges between Tehran and Ankara has increased by 30 percent since the removal of sanctions against Iran.
Turkey says its trade with Iran has increased 30 percent since the lifting of US-led sanctions on the Islamic Republic in January.
Chairman of Iran-Turkey joint chamber of commerce Reza Kami has announced that no formal ban is implemented for Iranian businessmen to visit Turkey.
Turkish Customs and Trade Minister Bulent Tufenkci says the country has serious plans to triple trade with Iran to USD30 billion “as soon as possible”.