Iran, Turkey Stress Enhancing Ties after Online Presidential Meeting

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Publish Date: 10:21 - 09 September 2020
Wednesday, 09 September 2020_Following a videoconference meeting between the presidents of Iran and Turkey, the two countries issues a joint statement to reaffirm their commitment to the promotion of bilateral, regional and international cooperation.

The Sixth Meeting of the High Level Cooperation Council between Iran and Turkey was held on Tuesday via videoconference.

At the end of the meeting, attended by the presidents of the two countries, a joint declaration was issued in 19 paragraphs, in which the two sides emphasized the continuation of bilateral, regional and international cooperation between Tehran and Ankara.

The full text of the declaration, released by the Iranian government’s website, is as follows:

In His name,

Joint declaration between the presidents of the Republic of Turkey and the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran;

The Sixth Meeting of the High Level Cooperation Council (HLCC) between Republic of Turkey and the Islamic Republic of Iran was held on 8th September, 2020 via videoconference, under the co-chairs of H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of the Republic of Turkey and H.E. Dr Hassan Rouhani, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran with the participation of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of both countries as coordinators and Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Minister of Treasury and Finance, Minister of Interior, Minister of health, ministry of Industry and Technology, Minister of Trade, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of turkey and their respective counterparts; Chief of the President Office, Minister of Oil, Minister of Interior, Minister of energy, Minister of Road and Urban Development, Minister of health and Medical Education of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Having taken stock of their relations, regional development and impacts of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, both parties,

- Reiterated their determination to further enhance of good neighborly relations nourished by their strong political will and expressed their resolve to effectively implement their bilateral decisions on the basis of mutual interests,

- Emphasized closer consultations and cooperation in the fight against COVID-19 to ensure their better preparedness to providing their citizens with necessary medical services, medicine and equipment for prevention and activities related to the pandemic,

- Underlined the importance of maintaining close political dialogue on bilateral and regional bases at all levels and consultations within the existing mechanisms concerning different aspects of their bilateral cooperation for further deepening collaboration between the two countries.

- Reviewed the commitment to intensify joint efforts to reverse the decreasing tendency in their bilateral trade volumes adverse global conditions, including the negative impacts of COVID-19 by fully utilizing existing mechanisms such as the Joint Economic Commission, Joint Road Transport Committee, as well as creating new routes of economic cooperation.

- Expressed their desire to hold the 28th Session of the Joint Economic Commission at an early date to the extent possible in view of the conditions created by COVID-19, with a view to exploring means for further economic cooperation, increasing bilateral trade volume, overcoming the economic challenges of COVID-19,

- Stressed the importance of reaping the full benefit and extending the scope of the Preferential Trade Agreement on a mutually beneficial basis, as well as improving investment climate for the businessmen of their respective countries,

- Agreed to further expand cooperation in the fields of tourism and culture to further promote people-to-people contacts once the risks created by COVID-19 can be safely neutralized,

- Having underlined the significance of the energy sector, reaffirmed the importance of continuing cooperation in this field on a mutually beneficial basis,

- Bearing in mind that PKK/PJAK and all terrorist organizations in the region pose a common threat against the security of both Turkey and Iran, both sides emphasized that it is incumbent upon both countries to fully utilize the existing cooperation mechanisms against the activities of PKK/PJAK elements and the other terrorist organizations along the common borders and to take coordinated steps for a result oriented cooperation, including joint operations, in countering terrorism and organized crime,

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