The Iranian leader pledged support to Turkish businessmen to encourage and facilitate investment.
According to Rohani, Iran and Turkey are planning to increase their trade to USD $30 billion a year. Both dignitaries witnessed the signing of four memorandums of understanding for cooperation and strengthening of their ties.
The documents include customs, banking, librarian and television cooperation.
Rohani and Erdogan announced that several bank branches will be opened in their respective nations.
Analysts have hailed Turkey and Iran’s decision to trade in national currency. They say it is technically feasible particularly for bilateral energy trade.
Dr. Seyed Mohammed Hossein Adeli, Secretary General of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), in an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency in Moscow, welcomed Turkey and Iran’s agreement on using national currency following the trend to use this over international currencies like the dollar.
“If sanctions, restrictions and political considerations are somehow limiting the countries’ free trade, they will start having more willingness to do it [trade in national currencies],” Adeli said.
He asserted that this practice will have a knock-on effect on other countries that will follow suit when they see that it is not just possible but profitable.
