By The Daily Journalist.
Iranian President Hasan Rohani and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan again demonstrated yesterday in Tehran that religious differences in crucial issues will not force them to alienate. And that, after a recent exchange of criticism, an Iranian parliamentarian had even suggested postponing the official visit of the head of the state of Turkey. In closing, the Iranian reformist daily ‘Sharvand’ (The Citizen) yesterday caricatured Erdogan as Don Quixote saw mills.
Turkey and Iran are two poles in the Middle East. Their vision of the Syrian conflict is diametrically opposed. Now, also the position in Yemen, which sponsors the hutíes Iran and Turkey think of elevations up to contribute military support to the coalition championed by Saudi Arabia.
“We both believe necessary to witness the end of the war and bloodshed in Yemen as soon as possible,” said Rohani at a press conference.
The differences in the Arabian country originated a schism between the two countries two weeks ago. “Iran is trying to dominate the region,” Erdogan told reporters. “This is intolerable and Iran must watch out”. In response, 65 deputies of Majlis (Parliament) of Iran Rohani asked by letter that they demanded a public apology, which did not happen. Yesterday Erdogan did not mention Yemen, and President of the Islamic Republic called “productive” their appointment.
During the meeting, the two presidents signed eight agreements and stressed the need for more cooperation. Erdogan stressed the desire to reach nearly 28,000 million euros in turnover with the neighboring nation. In 2014 the price reached 13,000 million euros.
The Iranians know that the nuclear deal with Western powers, in order to be riveted, will raise that figure.
The Turkish president, who came to Tehran with six ministers, also referred to the Chinese media in the shoe business profit sharing: “For now, the most expensive gas we buy is in Iran […] We should lower it to a more acceptable “level. Turkey is an energy deficit country. An estimated 90% buy Iranian gas, important for Iran quantity, but Iran is not the importer reference.
The nuclear pact would allow Turkey to consolidate its dream to become the energy bridge of the Middle East by channeling through the TANAP pipeline construction, the product of Iran, Iraq and Azerbaijan.
Tehran free sanctions, customers continue to look beyond borders and along with Turkey, tries to exploit the crisis in Ukraine and presented as an energy alternative for Europe.
