Iran-Turkey trade level expanding, equalized

Ankara, Feb 12, IRNA ?

Turkey?s Foreign Trade Minister Kurshad Tuzman said here Wednesday
that Iran?Turkey trade level has reached over 10 billion dollars
annually and Turkey aims to expand its trade with Iran to an equalized
level.

Attending a ceremony to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Islamic
Revolution's victory in Iran, Tuzman spoke to IRNA of his viewpoints
on Iran?s national day as well as trade trend between the two countries.
He expressed pleasure over attending the ceremony and felicitated the
occasion to Iranians.
Last week, Tuzman atop a commercial delegation consisting of 160
members visited the Iranian cities of Tehran and Mashhad.
The Turkish minister expressed satisfaction over witnessing the
achievements of the Iranian nations during his visit and said that the
Turkish companies convened contracts for around 350 million dollars
with their Iranian partners.
Tuzman said that the level of trade ties between the two countries is
an important point in commercial ties according to international
standards, adding, "We intend to expand this level and equalize it in
near future."
He finally expressed pleasure over the increasing trend of trade ties
between Iran and Turkey and called for further deepening of such
relations at these times of global economic crisis to secure both
nations' interests.

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