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Turkey and Iran must develop a "common perspective" in order to end sectarian strife in the region, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said at a press conference with Iranian Vice-President Eshagh Jahangir on Saturday, Reuters reported. 

Ahmet Davutoglu arrived in Tehran on an official visit on Friday afternoon to discuss bilateral ties and the latest developments in the region. The two sides are slated to discuss regional crises, particularly the five-year-old conflict in Syria.

As reported, this is the first visit to Iran by a Turkish high-level official following the lifting of international sanctions on the Islamic Republic.

"We may have different views but we cannot change our history or our geography," Davutoglu reportedly said.

The agency reminds that Tehran and Ankara have different views on the war in Syria.

"It is extremely important for Turkey and Iran to develop some common perspectives in order to end our region's fight among brothers, to stop the ethnic and sectarian conflicts."

Speaking of the economic cooperation between the countries Davutoglu noted that the removal of the sanctions means the two neighbors can easily exceed their previous trade target of $30 billion annually.

"The main obstacle that prevented us from reaching our goal were the sanctions. Being free of those, means we can easily surpass our goal of $30 billion," Davutoglu said, adding he hoped to encourage mutual direct investment.