No:026/22, Information of the Press Service Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the telephone conversation of Minister Jeyhun Bayramov with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hossein Amirabdollahian
On January 28, 2022, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov had a telephone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hossein Amirabdollahian.
The Ministers expressed satisfaction with the development of various aspects of relations between the two countries.
The results of the visit of Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Rostam Ghasemi to Azerbaijan and the agreements reached over the past week, as well as the visit of Azerbaijani Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov to Iran and the meetings held in this context were highlighted as clear indicators of relations between the two countries.
The sides noted that the implementation of joint projects, the goal of completing the construction of a new bridge over the Astarachay, as well as a railway freight terminal in Astara (Iran) in 2022 will have a positive impact on the development of bilateral relations.
It was noted with satisfaction that the next meeting of the State Commission on Economic, Trade and Humanitarian Cooperation between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Islamic Republic of Iran is planned to be held in Baku in March this year.
The Ministers stressed that Iranian companies will soon start working on specific projects in the liberated territories of Azerbaijan and exchanged views in this regard.
The sides also discussed other regional issues of mutual interest.