Erdogan to visit Iran after Iranian New Year celebrations
ILNA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay a visit to Iran immediately after celebration of Iranian New Year, Noruz(on March 21), Turkish ambassador to Tehran said on Monday.
‘We are finalizing the details of the Turkish presidential visit, including its dates, which will begin immediately after the Noruz celebrations, ’ said Ambassador Reza Hakan in an interview with IRNA.
He expressed hope that the visit will not merely be a ceremonial one and contribute to achieving tangible results at the service of further improvement of comprehensive bilateral ties.
‘Numerous memoranda of understanding(MOU) in various fields are under survey, which we hope will be finalized during President Erdogan’s visit, ’ reiterated the Turkish envoy.
Ambassador Hakan said that the Supreme Iran - Turkey Commission, led by the two countries’ presidents will convene for the ۲nd time during the presidential visit and the two countries’ cabinets will convene a joint session in Tehran to resolve the remaining technical issues of mutual interest.
In the interview at the Turkish Embassy in Tehran Ambassador Hakan said that relations with the Islamic Republic News Agency are of significance for the embassy as IRNA is an important media for Turkey and Iran’s voice in the world.
He said that the Supreme Iran - Turkey Commission first convened during President Hassan Rouhani’s state visit of Turkey.