Iran, Turkey Trade to Reach $15 Billion in 2011, Press TV Says

Trade between Iran and its western neighbor Turkey will reach $15 billion this year, the state-run Press TV news channel reported, citing Bahman Hosseinpour, Iran’s ambassador to Turkey.

The value of goods and services traded between the two countries totaled $10.6 billion during the first eight months of 2011, Hosseinpour said in the report published yesterday.

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