Iranian president off to Turkey, to discuss Syria and Iraq

  09 June 2014    Read: 532
Iranian president off to Turkey, to discuss Syria and Iraq
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has left Tehran for the Turkish capital city of Ankara for a two-day visit at the invitation of Turkish President Abdullah Gul.
During his visit, Rouhani will hold meetings with Abdullah Gul and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to explore ways of boosting mutual relations and discuss important regional and international issues, Iran`s IRINN state TV reported on June 9.

Rouhani is heading a high-ranking delegation, which includes foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, minister of culture Ali Jannati, oil minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh and interior minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli.

Rouhani`s visit is the first official visit of an Iranian president to Turkey since Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani`s trip to Ankara in 1996.

Before leaving Tehran, Rouhani said during a press conference that boosting bilateral ties with neighbouring countries including Turkey is a priority for his administration.

The president went on to underline that his administration is pursuing the issue of expanding relations with Turkey since he took office last August.

"Mutual economic ties in the fields of energy, oil, gas and electricity will be discussed during the meeting," Rouhani said.

The two sides will sign a number of political and security cooperation agreements as well as agreements in economic, tourism and cultural cooperation, he added.

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