TEHRAN – Iran and Turkey are determined to boost their political and economic ties, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a joint press conference Monday with his visiting Turkish counterpart, Abdullah Gul.
“This cooperation (…) will rapidly bring our region to the political, cultural and economic fore,” which is “in the interest of peace and stability” in the region, Ahmadinejad said. President Gul said there were “no obstacles to the development of cooperation between the two countries.”
“We had detailed discussions on key issues of mutual interest and important decisions have been taken,” Gul said. “We have decided to give orders to our respective parties to remove all obstacles” identified in the talks as hindering cooperation between the two countries, he said without elaborating.
