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02-22-2006, 01:38 PM
Iran, Turkey ink security agreement
Tehran, Feb 22, IRNA
Iran-Turkey-Security Representatives of Iran and Turkey signed a security agreement at the end of the 11th Tehran-Ankara High Security Council session here on Tuesday.
The document was signed by Iranian Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs Mohammad-Baqer Zolqadr and his Turkish counterpart, Shahabeddin Harput, in the premises of the Iranian interior ministry.
Based on the agreement, the two capitals would cooperate to fortify joint borders and prevent smuggling of goods, drugs, weapons and hallucinogenic substances through their joint border.
Zolqadr and Harput held a joint press conference after the signing ceremony.
The Iranian official told reporters that Tehran and Ankara also agreed to intensify security measures in their joint border to prevent illegal border crossings and traffic of goods, fuel and humans.
Fighting terrorist elements and preventing them from entering Iranian or Turkish territory were among other agreements in the document signed by Tehran and Ankara, the official said.
He added that the agreement was "one step forward" towards strengthening bilateral relations given the fact that Iran and Turkey enjoyed an almost 200-year-old history of cordial ties which should be carefully preserved.
Meanwhile, the Turkish official said, Ankara hoped its borders with Iran would become safer and smuggling and other border crimes would be considerably diminished as a result of this security cooperation with Tehran.
As for the campaign against active outlawed gangs and groups on both sides of the Iranian and Turkish joint border which jeopardize security in the two countries, Harput said that as per the agreement Tehran and Ankara would launch further joint measures to strengthen ongoing efforts.
Given the fact that Turkey continues to be a major victim of terrorism, the official said that Ankara was determined to eliminate terrorism in cooperation with other countries knowing that it is an inter-state issue.
Condemning all acts of terrorism, Harput said that Turkey has been fighting terrorism for so long and in the process has sacrificed about 35,000 of its forces.
http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/line-20/0602222502144947.htm
Tehran, Feb 22, IRNA
Iran-Turkey-Security Representatives of Iran and Turkey signed a security agreement at the end of the 11th Tehran-Ankara High Security Council session here on Tuesday.
The document was signed by Iranian Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs Mohammad-Baqer Zolqadr and his Turkish counterpart, Shahabeddin Harput, in the premises of the Iranian interior ministry.
Based on the agreement, the two capitals would cooperate to fortify joint borders and prevent smuggling of goods, drugs, weapons and hallucinogenic substances through their joint border.
Zolqadr and Harput held a joint press conference after the signing ceremony.
The Iranian official told reporters that Tehran and Ankara also agreed to intensify security measures in their joint border to prevent illegal border crossings and traffic of goods, fuel and humans.
Fighting terrorist elements and preventing them from entering Iranian or Turkish territory were among other agreements in the document signed by Tehran and Ankara, the official said.
He added that the agreement was "one step forward" towards strengthening bilateral relations given the fact that Iran and Turkey enjoyed an almost 200-year-old history of cordial ties which should be carefully preserved.
Meanwhile, the Turkish official said, Ankara hoped its borders with Iran would become safer and smuggling and other border crimes would be considerably diminished as a result of this security cooperation with Tehran.
As for the campaign against active outlawed gangs and groups on both sides of the Iranian and Turkish joint border which jeopardize security in the two countries, Harput said that as per the agreement Tehran and Ankara would launch further joint measures to strengthen ongoing efforts.
Given the fact that Turkey continues to be a major victim of terrorism, the official said that Ankara was determined to eliminate terrorism in cooperation with other countries knowing that it is an inter-state issue.
Condemning all acts of terrorism, Harput said that Turkey has been fighting terrorism for so long and in the process has sacrificed about 35,000 of its forces.
http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/line-20/0602222502144947.htm