Turkey keen to increase economic cooperation with Iran

TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) –Turkish President Abdullah Gul received Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi in Ankara on January 18. In the meeting, Salehi said that the implementation of joint economic projects will open a new chapter in the trade relations between the two countries. He also conveyed the warm greetings of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the Turkish president. Gul said that Turkey is determined to increase economic cooperation with Ankara and called for an acceleration of the implementation of economic projects. Salehi and Gul also exchanged views on the latest developments in regional countries, particularly in Syria and Iraq.