Azerbaijan trade delegation to travel to Iran
An economic delegation from Azerbaijan will travel to Iran on
August 3, Iranian ambassador to Baku, Mohsen Pak Ayeen told
Trend.
Economic Development Minister Shahin Mustafayev will lead the
delegation of both government and private sector officials, he
added.
The visit will take place at the invitation of Iranian
Communications and Information Technology Minister Mahmoud Vaezi,
the Iranian ambassador said.
Representatives of energy, transport, telecommunications,
banking, and oil companies will accompany Mustafayev, he added.
In a meeting between Pak Ayeen and Mustafayev in Baku, the
Azerbaijnai minister referred to the nuclear deal between Iran and
the P5+1 as an important measure toward regional stability and
security, Iran’s embassy to Baku reported.
Mustafayev added that Baku has not ever been involved in
anti-Iran sanctions and has always backed Iran’s peaceful nuclear
program.
He also said that his visit to Tehran will pave the way for holding
the 10th joint economic committee meeting in the second half of the
current year.
The Iranian ambassador, for his part, said that Iran pays special
importance to countries that stood by the Iranian nation during the
unjust sanctions. “Presidents of the two countries met several
times over the past two years. Iran wants friendly ties with all
regional countries. We hope that relations between Tehran and Baku
will increase in this line.”
Azerbaijan was the 12th leading importer of Iranian non-oil goods in the previous Iranian calendar year, which ended on March 20, 2015, according to the Iran Customs Administration.
Iran exported $435.34 million of non-oil goods to Azerbaijan and imported $22.22 million of non-oil goods from the country.
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