Iran, Turkey establish friendship society

The Iran-Turkey Friendship Society has been officially established in Ankara.

At the inaugural ceremony on Sunday, Iran's ambassador to Ankara said that the new institution will help Turkey and Iran enhance their ties in various areas.

Ambassador Bahman Hosseinpour stated that Iranian and Turkish officials have exchanged visits more frequently over the past year than in previous years.

"Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Iran last week was a turning point in the history of Iran-Turkey relations," he said.

The Iranian envoy noted that cultural relations are more important than political and economic relations, and added that when two nations establish cultural bonds, their governments are compelled to improve their political and economic ties.

A number of Iranian and Turkish academics and researchers attended the opening ceremony.