Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh arrived in the Turkish capital on Monday to enhance bilateral energy ties and cooperation between Tehran and Ankara.

During his daylong visit to Ankara, Zanganeh is due to meet Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Taner Yildiz and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The Iranian minister will return to Tehran on Tuesday.

Iran and Turkey have broadened their relations in various fields of economy, security, trade, education, energy and culture in recent years.

The two sides have exchanged several politico-economic delegations during the last few months.

Turkey imports more than 90 percent of its oil and gas.

Iran and Turkey are determined to boost their trade exchanges to $35bln in the near future
 

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