POLITICS
8th meeting of Azerbaijan-Iran Interstate Joint Commission held in Tehran
Tehran, March 8 (AZERTAC). The 8th meeting of the Interstate Joint Commission on economic, trade and humanitarian cooperation between Azerbaijan and Iran was held Monday here.
The meeting was co-chaired by Azerbaijan`s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and his Iranian counterpart Ali Akbar Salehi. They discussed the draft memorandum prepared by a group of experts of the commission.
Salehi said development of regional economy meets the two countries` interests, and there are great opportunities for this.
Mammadyarov said relationship between Azerbaijan and Iran was developing rapidly. He noted there was no difficulty in discussing and solving the existing issues between Iran and Azerbaijan.
The sides highly appreciated the comprehensive development of relations between the two countries. They noted efforts in this direction would further continue.
As part of the visit, Mammadyarov was received by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
The Azerbaijani Foreign Minister and his Iranian counterpart also met in private.