Zanjan, IRNA – Iran’s Ambassador to Ankara Mohammad Hassan Habibzadeh has termed the northwestern Iranian neighbor Turkiye as the country’s third trade partner, announcing that 24% of Iran’s trade exchange belongs to Turkiye.

Habibzadeh made the remarks in a meeting held with provincial officials in Zanjan, northwestern Iranian province, on Wednesday.

About 14% of the figure is for Iran’s exports to Turkiye and the rest is for imports from the neighboring country, the ambassador underlined.

Referring to this year’s 12-billion-dollar trade volume between Iran and Turkiye, the ambassador said Iran plans to increase such a volume.

As he noted, both Tehran and Ankara attach great importance to strengthening bilateral relations.

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