Turkish envoy meets Iranian official in Tehran

The secretary of Iran's Expediency Council and the Turkish ambassador posted in the Iranian capital held talks on Turkish-Iranian relations on Tuesday.

Meeting with Turkish ambassador in Tehran Selim Karaosmanoglu, Mohsen Rezai, Secretary of Iran's Expediency Council, said that importance of the roles to be played by Turkey and Iran in the fight against terrorism had doubled in the recent period.

Rezai said the two countries could undertake an effective mission to provide peace and stability in the region.

"Turkey, Iran and other countries of the region could cooperate to form a single force and solve the problems without the intervention of other parties," Rezai said.

Ambassador Karaosmanoglu said during the meeting that Turkey desired to improve its political and economic relations with Iran.

Karaosmanoglu said improvement of the two countries' cooperation on security issue could contribute to regional peace.

/World Bulletin/