Iranian President Hopes for Further Expansion of Ties with Turkey
Rouhani said on Wednesday that expansion of relations between Tehran and Ankara will guarantee durable security in the region and the world.
In a message, sent to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday, he congratulated him and the Turkish government and nation on National Day of Turkey and said, “I am confident that in light of joint efforts by Iranian and Turkish officials, current friendly relations will expand both at bilateral and international levels to serve the interests of Iranian and Turkish nations. This will prepare necessary ground for durable security and peace in the region and the world.”
Rouhani also prayed to God Almighty for health and success of the Turkish president and prosperity and well-being of the Turkish nation.
The value of trade between Iran and Turkey in the first half of 2014 stood at $6.5bln, according to data released by Turkish Statistical Institute.
Trade between Turkey and Iran stood at $22bln in 2012 before dipping to $14.5bln in the following year due to the economic sanctions imposed on Tehran by the West.
No Permission Needed for Expansion of Iran-Turkey Ties
Iran in addition to being a neighbor, having long joint borders and deep age-old, cultural and political ties is a trade partner of Turkey as well, Hakan Tekin said during the meeting in Tehran on Thursday.
For the expansion of relations and cooperation with Iran, Turkey will not receive permission from any country outside the region, he added.
Hakan Tekin referred to the firm determination of the Turkish government to make efforts for the expansion of its relations with Iran in the economic, trade, transportation and energy fields, and said he is determined to take steps towards removing bottlenecks which hinder promotion of relations.
Vaezi, for his part, said that relations between Iran and Turkey should not be halted due to subsidiary issues, adding that through constant meetings and direct talks measures should be taken to remove impediments.
The value of trade between Iran and Turkey in the first half of 2014 stood at $6.5bln, according to data released by Turkish Statistical Institute.
Trade between Turkey and Iran stood at $22bln in 2012 before dipping to $14.5bln in the following year due to the economic sanctions imposed on Tehran by the West.
FM Condemns West’s Comments Following the Barbaric Execution of a Woman by Hanging
Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham condemned some western officials’ negative comments on the execution of Reyhaneh Jabbari, terming those moves as “intervention”.
“Intervention in a judiciary case whose legal procedure has been thorough and the appeal right, too, has been observed is unacceptable and condemned,” Afkham said on Wednesday.
She said that the full procedure of that file had been completed by the Iranian Judiciary, which is in accordance with the country’s Constitution in charge of heeding such cases.
Meantime, Afkham explained that according to the Iranian and Islamic laws, the public aspect of a crime like murdering an individual requires 15 years behind the bars in Iran, but its private aspect, which depends on the close relatives of the murdered person requires death (Qisas), which is beyond the Judiciary’s powers.
Reyhaneh Jabbari Malayeri was a woman convicted of murdering Morteza Abdolali Sarbandi. She was in prison from 2007 until her execution by hanging on Saturday for killing Sarbandi.
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