Iran To Boost Relations With Turkey Under Rowhani

Iran's new administration will boost bilateral relations with Turkey, Iran's president Hassan Rowhani underlined during a phone talk with Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Mehr news agency reported.



Iran will cooperate with Turkey in regional and global issues Rowhani said, adding that, "we all should effort for restoring peace and stability in the region".



He expressed hope that Iran-Turkey cooperation would prevent violence in the region.



Edrogan, in his turn, on behalf of Turkey's government and people congratulated Rowhani on his election as president, and expressed interest in visiting Iran.



He also called for further development of Iran-Turkey relations in all issues.



It should be recalled that, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu had a meeting in Tehran with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Aug 5.



During the meeting, Davutoglu and Rowhani discussed bilateral cooperation and regional issues.



Davutoglu was the guest of Rowhani's swearing ceremony which was held on August 4.



On August 3, Rowhani met with the Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, who officially endorsed Hassan Rohani as the country's new president for a four-year term.



On 14 June 2013, Hassan Rowhani won the presidential elections in Iran, gathering over 50 percent of total votes.



Rouhani previously said that he will work towards the removal of western sanctions, adding that his government will adopt moderate policies and actions. (Cihan/Trend az)