Iran, Turkey Keen on Economic Cooperation | ||
Iran, Turkey Keen on Economic Cooperation Iranian Vice-President for International Affairs Ali Saeedlou and Turkish Development Minister Cevdet Yilmaz discussed the ways to further expand the two countries’ bilateral relations in economic and trade fields. In a meeting held in Turkey, the two senior officials laid emphasis on the trade ties and transactions between the two countries’ neighboring provinces. Saeedlou traveled to Turkey at the head of a high-ranking economic delegation to meet with Turkish development minister and also attend a meeting of the governors of Iran and Turkey’s bordering provinces. The latest statistical report released earlier this month showed that the trade exchanges between Iran and Turkey had reached $17.52bln since the beginning of the current Iranian year (started on March 20, 2012). According to the figures released by the Turkish Statistical Institute, Iran became Turkey’s third biggest business partner with a trade exchange of $17.52bln since the beginning of the current Iranian year (started on March 20, 2012). Turkey imported $8.94 billion in goods from Iran, and exported $8.58 billion in goods to the Islamic Republic during this period. | ||
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