Senior MP: Iran, Turkey Enjoying Strategic Ties

Head of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh voiced satisfaction in the current status of Tehran-Ankara relations, and said that the two countries have similar stances on regional issues.

"Iran and Turkey have presently adopted the most similar stance than ever," Falahatpisheh said in a meeting with newly-appointed Turkish Ambassador to Tehran Derya Ors.

He pointed to the cordial relations between the two countries, and called for the expansion of parliamentary and political cooperation between the two sides.

Ors, for his part, said that Iran and Turkey have started a new chapter in their mutual relations due to new opportunities and threats and their common cultural, economic and political cooperation is expected to grow thanks to the will of the two countries’ senior officials.

In a relevant development last year, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a meeting in New York City called for joint efforts to combat terrorism in the world and the region.

During the meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly's annual session in New York, the Iranian and Turkish presidents explored avenues for broadening of mutual cooperation in fighting terrorist groups.

The Iranian president pointed to the importance of Iran-Turkey-Russia cooperation on Syria, and said that Iran was fully prepared to help resolve the Syrian crisis, specially in Idlib, within the framework of tripartite cooperation with the help of Turkey.

source: FARS NEWS AGENCY