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Turkish Airlines plans to start Tehran cargo flights soon

31 July 2013 09:24 (UTC+04:00)
Turkish Airlines plans to start Tehran cargo flights soon

By Sara Rajabova

Turkish Airlines, the national flag carrier airline of Turkey, will begin its cargo flights to the Iranian capital city of Tehran later this week, Press TV reported.

Turkish Airlines announced on Monday that the flights are planned as one per week, and will start as of July 31.

Besides, Iranian Ambassador to Turkey Alireza Bigdeli said that Tehran and Ankara can raise the volume of their trade exchanges to $ 30 billion in the near future.

During the meeting with Turkish Customs and Trade Minister Hayati Yazici, the Iranian ambassador said the objective could be achieved through expansion of mutual cooperation.

Bigdeli noted that Iran and Turkey are happy with the existing customs cooperation, saying they are willing to broaden their ties to that effect.

Yazici, for his part, underlined the need for higher transactions between Iran and Turkey which would be commensurate to historic, cultural and social commonalities between the two countries.

The Turkish minister added that the Iran-Turkey trade totaled $22 billion in 2012 and reaffirmed Ankara's determination to focus its efforts on raising it to $ 30 billion.

Earlier in April, Turkish Minister of Development Cevdet Yilmaz called for the expansion of economic ties with neighboring Iran despite foreign pressures.

Turkey has legitimate trade ties with Iran and foreign factors should not inhibit the development of relations, Yilmaz stated.

Pointing to the unilateral Western sanctions imposed on Iran over its nuclear energy program, the Turkish minister said that Turkey abides only by the UN Security Council ratifications.

He described investments as an instrumental factor in the consolidation of economic ties between the two countries and added that Ankara welcomes investments made by Iranian companies in Turkey.

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