According to Tehran, Ambassador Turkey and Iranian Iranian Mohamad Hassan Habbiza and Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Transportation of Turkey, the two countries cooperated with Tehran and Ankala in the traffic and transportation fields. It is said that he explored the path of expansion. times.
In this meeting, the project and prospects of the development of the two countries in each field of railway, road, air, and maritime traffic were discussed, and opinions were exchanged.
The meeting also discussed recent truck traffic issues at the Iran and Turkish border checkpoints.
The recent decision to cancel the fuel tax exemption for Iranian commercial vehicles entering the border has caused a major debate. This measure taken on December 29, 2024 forced the Iranian truck driver to pay an extraordinary fuel tax equivalent to 155 % of the Turkish special consumption tax rate.
Iranian truck drivers are already in a delay in the border, facing a further economic burden that can confuse local trade mechanics.
This movement was taken as a fuel smuggling measure as a retaliation measure for Iran’s “full -ting” policy, which requires a fuel in a foreign truck departing from Iran to the fuel in the tank. Turkey justifies his decision as a mutual, but this is to ruin his continuous efforts to strengthen two -country trade relationships.
MNA