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Article: A Look at Iran-Turkey Ties; Iran's President Ahmadinejad Visits Turkey.
- Article from:
- Moj News Agency (Tehran, Iran)
- Article date:
- November 8, 2009
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Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit Turkey on November 8 and 9, 2009.
President Ahmadinejad's visit is aimed at attending the 25th session of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC) of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) which is held in Istanbul this weekend.
Ties between Iran and Turkey have strengthened in recent months. In late October 2009, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Iran on an official trip aimed at boosting bilateral ties between the two countries.
Referring to Ahmadinejad, Erdogan said: "There is no doubt he is our friend." Erdogan defended Iran's nuclear program and ...