MNA � Governor of Central Bank of Iran Abdolnaser Hemmati will hold a meeting with his Turkish counterpart on Thu. in Ankara to discuss ways to expand banking relations between the two sides.

Governor of Central Bank of Iran Abdolnaser Hemmati, who is accompanying President Rouhani in a high-ranking politico-economic delegation to Ankara, is slated to hold bilateral talks with his Turkish counterpart Murat �etinkaya and other relevant officials for the expansion of banking relations between the two countries.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his entourage are in Ankara today at the official invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an to take part in the 5th high council meeting for strategic cooperation.

The initiative for establishing the high council took form during Rouhani�s visit to Turkey back in 2014, during which the two presidents set a trade target at $30 billion.

According to Rouhani�s deputy chief of staff for communications and information, Parviz Esmaeili, important documents for political, economic and cultural cooperation are set to be signed in the presence of President Rouhani and President Erdo?an.