Hangzhou: Judiciary Chief Qolam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei has called for a cooperation agreement between Tehran and Ankara to protect the rights of Iranian and Turkish travelers. Mohseni-Ejei, who was in Hangzhou, China, to attend the 20th Summit of Heads of Judiciary Systems of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Member States, met with senior judicial officials from Turkey and Uzbekistan on Tuesday.

According to Islamic Republic News Agency, during his meeting with the president of the Turkish High Court of Appeals, €š¬‚¬Å“mer Kerkez, Mohseni-Ejei highlighted the extensive and positive relations between Iran and Turkey, emphasizing their longstanding neighborly ties. He proposed the need for drafting a cooperation agreement specifically aimed at safeguarding the rights of citizens traveling between the two countries.

In a separate meeting with Islamov Bakhtiyor Jahangirovich, Uzbekistan's top judicial official, Mohseni-Ejei expressed Iran's readiness to collaborate with Uzbekistan on crime prevention. The discussions included modernizing judicial processes, training judges, and promoting peace through mediation and arbitration.