During a meeting in Ankara with Turkish President Abdullah Gul, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said that his country was pleased with the desire for closer Iran-Turkey relations and with the cooperation between them on regional and international issues.
He added that the trade between them in the next five years would reach $30 billion.
Gul called on the West to recognize Iran's importance in resolving the crisis in Afghanistan.
Source: Fars, Iran, February 4, 2010
