Iran’s ambassador calls for stronger economic ties with TurkeyApril 7, 2012 - 13:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran’s ambassador to Turkey has demanded that the bilateral economic transactions between Tehran and Ankara be increased to USD 20 billion in 2012, Press TV reports. Bahman Hosseinpour was speaking at a Friday, April 6 meeting with Turkish Minister of Development and head of the Iran-Turkey joint economic taskforce Cevdet Yilmaz in the Turkish capital of Ankara. During the meeting, the two sides held further discussions over the Tehran-Ankara agreements signed during Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Iran in late March. Yilmaz, for his part, underscored the need for using the existing potential for the further enhancement of Iran-Turkey economic relations and implementing the mutual agreements. The value of the Iran-Turkey trade exceeded USD 16 billion in 2011. The two countries plan to increase the level of their bilateral trade volume to USD 30 billion by 2015. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |