Rouhani in Turkey for Top-Level Bilateral Talks

President Hassan Rouhani left Tehran for Ankara on Wednesday at the head of a high-powered politico-economic delegation to take part in the fifth meeting of Iran-Turkey High Council of Strategic Cooperation.  
Rouhani will also hold separate talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his accompanying officials will meet their Turkish counterparts.   
The two-day visit will also feature the signing of several political, economic and cultural agreements to give a boost to mutual relations. 
The president told reporters before his departure that Turkey, as a “friendly” and “influential” country in the region, has a special place in Iran’s foreign relations