No date set so far for Turkish president's visit to Iran

EghtesadOnline: No date has been set so far for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Iran, an informed source in Iran’s Foreign Ministry said.

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21 August 2016

Earlier some regional media outlets reported that Erdogan is going to visit Tehran Aug. 24.

According to ILNA, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu traveled to Tehran Aug. 18 and held talks on regional affairs with Iranian officials in the few hours he was in Tehran.

Things have been changing fast between Tehran and Ankara in the past few days.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif visited Turkey Aug. 12.

On the economic front, Iran announced Aug. 19 preparedness to increase its 30 million cubic meters per day (mcmd) of gas export to Turkey by 6 mcmd.

The developments came about after Turkey voiced willingness to work alongside Iran and Russia over the undergoing crisis in Syria.