Turkish development minister to visit Iran on Tuesday

Tehran, April 14, IRNA -- Turkish Minister of Development Cevdet Yilmaz is slated to pay an official visit to Iran to discuss ways to increase economic transactions and joint business ventures Yilmaz, , who also co-chairs Iran-Turkey Joint Economic Commission, will arrive in Tehran on Tuesday at the head of a 100-member delegation of Turkish businessmen and investors to attend the 24th meeting of Iran-Turkey Joint Economic Commission. This will be the first time that a high-ranking Turkish trade delegation will pay an official visit to Iran after Tehran and Ankara signed a “preferential trade agreement” in late January in Tehran during Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s trip. The Turkish minister will hold meetings with Iranian officials and also travel to the northwestern cities of Tabriz and Orumieh.