Envoy: Bright prospect of Iran-Turkey relations foreseeable

'The trend of interactions and cooperated between Iran and Turkey in political, cultural and economic fields is having a suitable landscape,' Ebrahim Taherian said in a meeting with Head of Turkey's Religious Organization Mohammad Gormez on Friday.

Taherian pointed to the two countries' high-ranking officials to broaden economic exchanges, and said, 'The Iranian and Turkish presidents are eyeing 30-billion-dollar landscape for the two countries' trade exchanges; we are duty-bound to make our efforts in line with this objective.'

The Iranian ambassador pointed to recent terrorist attacks in Turkey, Iraq and Syria, and said, 'The regional security, especially Turkey's security is important for Iran; terrorists have crossed all redlines.'

Taherian underlined the importance of mutual cooperation between Iran and Turkey, especially in fighting terrorism, and said, 'Effective campaign against terrorism and phenomenon of extremism is possible through establishment of unity among Muslim countries and the role played by Iran and Turkey is paramount importance in this regard.'

Gormez, for his part, underlined the importance of upholding mutual cooperation between Iran and Turkey, and said, 'We can cooperate for restoration of peace and stability in the region through making joint efforts to help the Middle East and the Muslim World to come out of the present crisis.'

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