By NNN-IRNA,
Ankara : Turkey has called here for an increase in Tehran-Ankara trade.
Turkish Minister of State for Treasury Mehmet Simsek made the remarks in a meeting with Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Alireza Sheikh-Attar here Tuesday.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, leading a high-ranking delegation is to leave Tehran for Turkey on Thursday at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart, President Abdullah Gul.
The current volume of Iran-Turkey bilateral trade stands at USD 11 billion, Simsek said, expressing the hope that the figure would reach the maximum level soon.
Sheikh-Attar has also voiced Tehran’s readiness to further boost ties with the neighbouring Turkey.
Bilateral cooperation in the areas of trade, oil and gas, energy, banking, transportation and joint investment was also reviewed in the meeting.