Turkish environment ministry expressed the country's determination to
strengthen its commercial and economic relations with Iran and other
regional countries, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported on
Wednesday. The ministry's statement came after a close-door meeting between
Turkish Environment and Urbanization Minister Erdogan Bayraktar and
visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi on Wednesday
afternoon. Turkey and Iran plan to jointly set new roadmaps in a variety of fields
with special focus on commercial and economic relations, said the
environment ministry, adding that trade between the two countries hit
10.7 billion U.S. dollars in 2010 and 14.9 billion U. S. dollars in the
first 11 months of 2011. Earlier on Wednesday afternoon, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan also held talks with the visiting Iranian foreign minister. A
press conference, attended by Salehi and Turkish officials, will be held
on Thursday afternoon. According to the schedule, Salehi will also meet with Turkish President
Abdullah Gul in Ankara on Thursday. Anatolia news agency quoted sources close to the prime minister as
saying Erdogan and Salehi discussed regional issues including Iran's
nuclear program, situation in Iraq and Syria, as well as bilateral
relations. Upon his arrival in Ankara on Wednesday, Salehi said the talks on
Iran's nuclear program could be held in the Turkish city of Istanbul. The foreign minister told reporters at the airport that the date for
the nuclear talks between Iran and the G5+1 (five permanent members of
the UN Security Council and Germany) would be determined soon.
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