Iran-Turkey ties vital for international peace - Iran VP

Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi says the convergence between the Islamic Republic and Turkey in the international arena has always been influential and served the two countries’ interests, Press TV reports. 

“Economic and trade ties between Iran and Turkey are in line with common interests of the two countries,” Rahimi said in a joint press conference with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Thursday.

He added that the growing trade relations between Tehran and Ankara indicate the two countries’ willingness to strengthen mutual ties.

He expressed hope the value of trade exchanges between the two neighbors would reach 30 billion dollars in the near future.