Türkiye, Iran need to fight against terror groups in solidarity: Turkish president
ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye and Iran need to continue to fight terrorist groups in solidarity, as they stir up trouble for both countries, the Turkish president said in the Iranian capital Tehran on Tuesday.
“The PJAK, PKK, PYD, YPG, and FETO terrorist organizations are troublemakers for both Türkiye and Iran. We need to continue the fight against them in solidarity,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan told a press conference alongside his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi, citing a list of offshoots or allies of the PKK.
“As you know, we have now included them in NATO records,” he added, referring to a recent memorandum on Sweden and Finland’s membership bids. “They are troublemakers that disturb the peace in whatever country they are. Therefore, we need to continue our struggle against them in solidarity.”
8 agreements, boosting trade ties
Earlier, co-chairing the 7th meeting of the Türkiye-Iran High-Level Cooperation Council to enhance bilateral cooperation, the two leaders signed eight agreements in the areas of trade, social security, and sports.
Erdogan said he believed that the countries can boost their bilateral trade volume to $30 billion.
“Unfortunately, we faced a serious setback due to the COVID-19 outbreak. As of now, we have reached $7.5 billion. I believe that the two countries will reach $30 billion again.
“It is possible to accelerate this process with the steps that we will take in the defense industry. This can be accelerated with steps to be taken in both oil and natural gas,” he added.
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