TEHRAN, May 22, YJC - Iranian and Turkish deputy foreign ministers Rahimpour and Sedat Ünal met in Tehran on Sun. to discuss ways for expansion of bilateral and regional cooperation.
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TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - During the meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia and Oceania
Affairs, Ebrahim Rahimpour, and his Turkish counterpart Sedat Ünal, the
representative of the guarantor state Turkey to Astana process,
highlighted the need for closer cooperation in various political,
economic, security and cultural fields.
The sides further discussed the holding of a joint economic
commission’s meeting in Tehran in the near future, and called for an
effective cooperation for combating terrorism and various kinds of
trafficking, including human trafficking.
Ünal expressed his felicitations over the holding of Iran’s
presidential elections on Friday, adding "what took place in Tehran was a
spectacular display of democracy, and the high voter turnout indicates
the firm resolve of the Iranian people for making decisions about the
future of their country.”