The President considered the implementation of the agreements made in the Supreme Council of Iran-Türkiye cooperation as providing the interests of the two countries and two nations and stated, “We believe that the cooperation between Iran and Türkiye as two major, important and effective countries in the region, will solve many regional and international issues”.
Speaking in a joint press conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi expressed his satisfaction with the holding of the 8th meeting of the Supreme Council of Iran-Türkiye Cooperation, and expressed the will of the authorities of the two countries to promote relations in various sectors, especially in the commercial and economic sector and said, “We believe that the two countries of Iran and Türkiye, with their very high capacities, can take important steps in the path of development and leap in relations, and in this regard, in the first stage, it is targeted to increase commercial and economic cooperation to $30 billion, which with the efforts of economic leaders and activists of the two countries, it is completely possible to be achieved”.
The President further listed the various sectors of energy, road and rail transportation, culture, and the fight against terrorism and organised crime, among the existing and agreed upon areas for the development and improvement of relations between Iran and Türkiye, and added, “The Islamic Republic of Iran has no doubt in the fight against terrorism, and in this direction, the assassination of Lieutenant General Haj Qasem Soleimani, the hero of the fight against terrorism created by America and the Zionist regime, namely the ISIS terrorist group, is a clear proof of this claim”.
Dr Raisi further stated that the serious will of the regional countries in the fight against terrorism is the only way to create stability and security in the region and added, “The Islamic Republic of Iran considers the security of Türkiye and other countries in the region as its own security, the smallest insecurity in a corner of the region affects stability and security of the entire region, therefore, the cooperation of the countries of the region in this field and in the direction of neutralising the conspiracy of the domination system to sow discord among the nations of the region, separatism and create insecurity will be very effective”.
The President further referred to the issue of Palestine and the atrocities and crimes of the Zionist regime in Gaza as one of the most important issues affecting the Islamic world but also the world of humanity and said, “Today, which awake conscience is not affected by this amount of cruelty and crimes against women and children of Gaza? Today, Palestine has become the first issue of the Islamic world and the world of humanity, and all free nations have been affected by the oppression of the people of Gaza”.
Dr Raisi stated that the support of the United States and some Western countries to the Zionist regime in committing crimes against the people of Gaza has added to the depth of this tragedy, and the blood-stained hands of the Americans have become the main perpetrators of this crime for all the people of the world, and added, “It is more unfortunate that all international organisations and institutions, whose main task is to protect human rights and global security, have completely lost their efficiency in these crimes and have gone to the sidelines”.
The President further stated, “Certainly, the cooperation of Iran and Türkiye with other Islamic countries and free nations concerned about human rights will be very effective in creating and replacing the new and just world order or the current unjust system”.
Dr Raisi also considered limiting the communication and cutting off the vital arteries of the Zionist regime by the countries related to this regime effective and important in forcing the Zionists to stop the crime against the oppressed people of Gaza and said, “The Islamic Republic of Iran and Türkiye agree on supporting Palestine, the Islamic resistance, the realisation of the rights of the Palestinian people, lifting the 75-year occupation of the occupiers and they believe that the continuation of the crime will neither legitimise nor bring ownership”.
While praising the history of the Turkish nation in supporting the Palestinian people and expressing disgust and hatred for the aggression of the Zionists, the President added, “Today, after more than 100 days of crimes against the people of Gaza, the victor of this field is the oppressed and powerful people of this region and the defeated party in this field is the Zionist regime and we believe that the final victory will belong to the Palestinian nation”.
In the end, while thanking the Turkish government for their hospitality, Dr Raisi described the implementation of the agreements made in the Supreme Council of Iran-Türkiye Cooperation as providing for the interests of the two countries and two nations and stated, “We believe that the cooperation between Iran and Türkiye as two major, important and effective countries in the region, will solve many regional and international issues”.