TEHRAN, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country is determined to cooperate with Iran in diverse areas, the official IRNA news agency reported Sunday.

    "We intend to take joint steps with Iran in all fields of stability and development in the region," Erdogan told reporters on Saturday in Antalia, Turkey before leaving to Islamabad.

    He is to arrive in Iran on Monday evening with a senior delegation, including minister of energy and natural resources and foreign minister.

    The two countries intend to promote trade exchange level to 20 billion U.S. dollars in 2011, said Erdogan, expressing hope that such joint cooperation will increase more than ever.

    He is scheduled to meet with Iran's high-ranking officials including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki to talk further about joint fight against terrorism and gas imports from Iran and other subjects of mutual interest.

    Iran would be Turkey's second supplier for natural gas after Russia and there would be a joint cooperation in the field of electricity, Erdogan was quoted as saying.