“Türkiye and Iran should advance their economic cooperation”
Addressing the Türkiye-Iran Business Forum, President Erdoğan said: “Regional affiliation and cooperation is essentially important in ensuring security, stability and prosperity in our region. Therefore, Türkiye and Iran, as the two big regional powers, should definitely advance their economic cooperation for prosperity, development and stability. With this understanding, we maintain our determination to reach the goal of $30-billion trade volume that we set with Iran in the past.”
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi of Iran attended the Türkiye-Iran Business Forum in Ankara.
“THERE ARE DEEP-ROOTED AND MULTIDIMENSIONAL RELATIONS BETWEEN OUR COUNTRIES”
Delivering a speech at the event, President Erdoğan voiced his belief that the Forum will further strengthen the economic and commercial cooperation between Türkiye and Iran, and said: “I hope that the event we are holding here today will lead to auspicious outcomes for Türkiye and Iran, and promote new projects, new cooperations and new investments in our economic and commercial relations.”
Underscoring that Türkiye and Iran are two brotherly neighboring countries that have a total population of nearly 170 million, enormous resources and labor power, President Erdoğan noted: “There are deep-rooted and multidimensional relations between our countries, which have been the cradles of civilizations throughout history. While Iran is one of our doors to Asia, Türkiye is Iran’s door to Europe. We see that there is a significant potential to enhance economic and commercial relations between our countries.”
“REGIONAL AFFILIATION AND COOPERATION IS ESSENTIALLY IMPORTANT IN ENSURING SECURITY, STABILITY AND PROSPERITY”
Stating that they somehow have yet to make the most of this potential, President Erdoğan added: “We have preserved our will to advance our relations, trade and investments in particular, in a way that will increase the prosperity of our peoples. During our bilateral meeting with Mr. Raisi and at the meeting between the delegations, we have reiterated our will to enhance our cooperation. The agreements we have signed in different areas have consolidated the legal basis of our relations.”
“Regional affiliation and cooperation is essentially important in ensuring security, stability and prosperity in our region. Therefore, Türkiye and Iran, as the two big regional powers, should definitely advance their economic cooperation for prosperity, development and stability. With this understanding, we maintain our determination to reach the goal of $30-billion trade volume that we set with Iran in the past,” President Erdoğan stressed.
