Expanding Ties With Tehran-Ankara, First Priority: Minister

Ankara, Sept 21, IRNA - Turkish Economy Minister Nehat Zibakchi said here on Sunday that expansion of economic and trade relations with Tehran is Ankaraˈs first priority. Speaking to IRNA, Zibakchi described the implementation of Turkey-Iran preferential trade agreement as a vital event. He also cited the prospect of mutual economic and trade cooperation as bright and promising, underscoring that the implementation of preferential trade agreement would facilitate the trend of trade cooperation. Zibakchi noted that the agreement would also prepare the ground for achieving the 35-billion-dollar goal set for fostering mutual trade transactions./end