Azerbaijan, Iran mull development of interparliamentary ties
Azerbaijan and Iran have explored ways of developing interparliamentary relations.
The discussions were held between Speaker of Azerbaijan's Parliament Ogtay Asadov and his Iranian counterpart Ali Larijani on the sidelines of the first consultative meeting of Eurasia parliament speakers in Moscow, Azertac state news agency reports.
Asadov hailed the level of relations between the two countries, and noted that there are prospects for rapid development of all-round cooperation. He informed the Iranian official on the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and stressed “the Armenian side subjects to fire the villages of Azerbaijan every day.”
“Despite the efforts of the international mediators, the conflict didn`t find its settlement yet,” he added.
Larijani, in turn, hailed the economic, political and cultural relations between the two countries, as well as the results of the meetings among Azerbaijani, Iranian and Russian, as well as Azerbaijani, Iranian and Turkish foreign ministers.
Azerbaijan and Iran have had diplomatic relations since 1918. Iran recognized Azerbaijan's independence in 1991 and diplomatic relations between the two countries were reestablished in 1992.
Currently, the two countries are focused on expanding economic ties in various fields, including industry, agriculture, energy, alternative energy, and transportation.
In 2015, the trade turnover between the two countries amounted to $ 123.786 million.
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