Iran and Turkey expressed their desire to enhance regional and bilateral cooperation, during the visit of Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to Tehran on Monday.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said in a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart, "We had important and useful discussions... We agreed to develop relations between the two countries."
He pointed out that the two parties agreed to hold talks at the level of diplomats and experts "to formulate a new road map for long-term cooperation between Tehran and Ankara," hoping that it would be accomplished "during a visit by (Turkish President Recep Tayyip) Erdogan to Tehran in the future," without specifying date for it.
Delighted to host my brother @MevlutCavusoglu in Tehran.
In friendly and sincere meeting, we agreed to work on longterm roadmap to further expand our bilateral ties.
We also discussed regional issues, incl #Afghanistan.
Iran sees no ceiling for elevation of ties with Turkey.
— H.Amirabdollahian Amir Abdollahian (@Amirabdolahian) November 15, 2021
After receiving the Turkish minister, Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi considered that "Iran and Turkey should be ready to enhance their relations from their current level to comprehensive cooperation through the completion of the road map to enhance aspects of cooperation, which is (the map) on the agenda of the two countries."
For his part, Cavusoglu said on his Twitter account that he discussed with my president "our bilateral relations, including trade, investments, combating terrorism and the latest developments in our region," stressing "the common desire to strengthen our relations."
And he indicated that the volume of bilateral trade between the two countries recorded a decrease during the period of the spread of the Corona epidemic, expressing his pleasure to record a 71% increase during the first nine months of this year compared to the same period last year.
He explained that Turkey stressed in all platforms that unilateral sanctions against Iran are wrong, adding, "We believe that all parties should take the required steps in order to activate the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (the nuclear agreement), especially those who withdrew from it, and that unilateral sanctions against Iran must be lifted."