26.01.2019 Tehran / Iran

Receiving the Turkish business delegation headed by the Union Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s Vice President for Economic Affairs Mohammad Nahavandian gave his assessment regarding the economic relations between the two countries.

Stating that the Islamic world would become stronger as a result of relations between Turkey and Iran growing closer, Nahavandian said that if Ankara and Tehran move in unison, “No economic sanctions by any country could succeed.” Nahavandian said, “Boosting relations with Turkey’s government and people is one of the priorities of Iran's foreign policy. Pressure from US sanctions will end soon; friends become apparent in difficult times.”

Touching on US embargoes against Iran, Nahavandian said, “The threats of US are very loud but fail to reach their goals.

The Trump administration faces many problems domestically and will never be able to put its goals beyond the oceans into practice.”

- Turkish firms and chambers of commerce eager to cooperate with Iran

Hisarcıklıoğlu, emphasizing the historic and deep relations between Turkey and Iran, expressed the need for further development of relations, especially economic, between Ankara and Tehran with the efforts of the chambers of commerce.

Reporting that new developments have taken place in commercial relations between the two countries following Hassan Rouhani's recent visit to Turkey, Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has continually urged businessmen, entrepreneurs and the private sector to further their economic cooperation with Iran.

Hisarcıklıoğlu, in regards to trade between the two countries, said, “Turkish firms and chambers of commerce are eager to cooperate with Iran.” The meeting also focused on facilitating joint investment opportunities, developing production infrastructure projects and increasing trade and transit exchanges.

Attending the meeting in addition to Hisarcıklıoğlu were TOBB Board Members Engin Yeşil and Şaban Karamehmetoğlu, Erzurum Commodity Exchange President Yıldırım Hakan Oral and Şereflikoçhisar Chamber of Commerce President Levent Koçak.