Iran hails ties with Baku, Ankara

Fri Apr 15, 2011

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has hailed the country's “satisfactory” relations with Azerbaijan and Turkey, ahead of a planned trilateral meeting.

“Tehran, Ankara and Baku have satisfactory political and economic ties that will improve in the future,” Salehi said.

Iran's border transactions with Turkey are conducted through three border checkpoints, which shows the significance of economic relations for both countries, Salehi added.

He also said Iran is also trying to facilitate its cross-border transactions with Azerbaijan.

A trilateral meeting between Iranian, Turkish and Azeri foreign ministers is slated for April 16 in the northwestern city of Orumiyeh in West Azarbaijan province.

Iranian, Turkish and Azeri presidents agreed on holding the meeting last year.

The three foreign ministers held a joint meeting on the sidelines of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) meeting in Istanbul four months ago.

Source: PressTV.
Link: http://www.presstv.ir/detail/174998.html.