Turkish exports to Iran rise by 10-fold in 14 years

Tehran, Iran, April 14 By Milad Fashtami - Trend: Turkey's exports to Iran have increased by ten times since 2000. Turkish Consulate General in East Azerbaijan province, Guven Begec, said that Ankara's exports to Tehran were around $2 billion in 2000, Iran's ISNA News Agency reported on April 13. "But the figure has reached $20 billion now," he said. He added that the two countries intend to increase the trade volume to $35 billion by 2015. "Turkish government seeks to boost bilateral ties with Iran," he said. Iran and Turkey eye to increase their bilateral trade to $100 billion in nine years. Iran-Turkey trade was around $22 billion in 2012. The two countries have always stressed that their short-term annual trade target should be about $30-35 billion. Follow us on Twitter @TRENDNewsAgency