Iranian President calls for strengthening relations with Azerbaijan

Tehran, September 29 (KUNA) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called on Tuesday for strengthening relations between his country and the Republic of Azerbaijan across various fields. The Iranian presidency stated on its website that this came during a meeting between Pezeshkian and Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev in Tehran. Pezeshkian emphasized the need to fully leverage available potential to deepen and develop relations between Tehran and Baku, and to accelerate the implementation of agreements, as well as to develop air, land, and rail transport routes between the two countries. For his part, Mustafayev affirmed his country’s resolve to develop relations with Tehran and stressed the importance of following up on and implementing bilateral agreements and understandings between the two nations. He pointed to a shared will in Tehran and Baku to enhance cooperation in the transport and communications sectors, highlighting the importance of strengthening transport routes and corridors and making full use of available potential in this field. (End) M.W. / R.J.