Reminding that Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is scheduled to visit Tehran to promote bilateral relations between two countries, Şentop said: “We are also determined to develop the relations between the two countries in the framework of parliamentary relations.”

He also stated that parliamentary friendship groups of the two countries should become more active.

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, for his part, expressed hope that in the near future, the strategic agreement between the two countries will be finalized.

“Undoubtedly, the two neighboring countries of Iran and Turkey can play an effective and positive role in regional and international developments through close cooperation,” said Ghalibaf, who arrived in Istanbul on Wednesday evening to participate in the meeting of the 16th Parliamentary Union of OIC Member States (PUIC) Conference. (ILKHA)