Chairman of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran Hamid Zadboom and Turkish Deputy Trade Minister Reza Tuna Turagay discussed reopening of trade borders between the two countries.
Zadboom in a video call with Turagay referred to Iran's efforts to ensure the safe trade transactions, and called on Turkey to reopen trade borders between the two countries.
Zadboom expressed hope that Iran's transit route to Europe from Turkey would reopen as soon as possible.
The Turkish official, for his part, stressed the importance of relations between the two countries.
"The Turkish Trade Ministry will try to resume the activities of trade borders between Iran and Turkey as soon as possible," Turagay said.
In a relevant development on April 22, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a phone conversation underlined that the trade relations between the two countries should continue similar to the past amid the anti-coronavirus battle.
During the phone conversation, President Rouhani stressed the need for strengthening mutual, regional and international cooperation, saying that efforts should be made to ensure that trade between the two countries continues in full compliance with health protocols.