Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım and Iran’s first Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri in a joint press conference held on Thursday in Ankara stated that bilateral relations in economy and security will be maintained.
Yıldırım and Jahangiri in the meeting agreed to enhance oil and gas trade between the countries and use their local currencies in bilateral trade.
Jahangiri is accompanied by Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade Mohammad Shariatmadari, Minister of Road and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi, Chief of Iran’s Cultural Heritage Organization Ali Asqar Mounesan and Chief of Central Bank of Iran Valiollah Seif.
After the meeting between the two leaders, Turkish and Iranian delegations addressed recent developments in economy and the security issues between Turkey and Iran.
The Turkish premier noted that Turkey welcomes cooperation with Iran regarding security issues.
Additionally, Jahangiri is due to participate in the ninth Developing 8 (D-8) summit scheduled to start on Friday.
