The president underlined the need for campaign against terrorism as a common danger and threat to all nations and said that foreign countries are not after drastic settlement of regional problems and only seek their own interests.
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Iran-Turkey cooperation will undoubtedly play a constructive role in establishing sustainable peace in the region.
President Rouhani also called for more active role for bilateral cooperation commissions and expressed hope setting operational measures in future would bring about improvements in relations of two countries.
The broadcaster, as well as semiofficial Iranian news agencies, said Transportation Minister Abbas Akhoundi made the announcement Thursday.
Davutoglu said Syria and Iraq would be the focus of his visit, despite the fact that Ankara and Tehran see events in the region from a different perspective.
Jahangiri admitted “differences on some regional issues” but said Tehran is “determined to manage the differences to reach stability in the region”.
Shi’ite Iran backs Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, while Turkey supports the mainly Sunni Muslim opposition.
Iranian and Azerbaijani officials signed 12 memorandums of understanding on the sidelines of a meeting between President Aliyev and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran Feb. 23.
On the first visit of a Turkish prime minister to Iran in two years, Ahmet Davutoglu called for both countries to work towards the same goal.
The easing of Western sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program means the two neighbors can easily exceed their previous trade target of $30 billion annually, Davutoglu also said in comments broadcast live by Turkey’s NTV news channel.
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Turkish Economy Minister Mustafa Elitas told Reuters last month that Ankara aims to reach $30 billion in bilateral trade by 2023. Oil and natural gas make up 90 percent of Iranian exports to Turkey, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said.
