Iran seeks to open new customs checkpoints on Azeri border
Iran is seeking to facilitate trade with neigboring Azerbaijan by setting up new customs checkpoints on the Azerbaijani border, its official said Monday in an interview with local news agency IRNA.
"Opening new customs checkpoints requires infrastructure and some other preparations which must be done by the two countries," Governor-General of Ardebil province Hossein Saberi said.
"Provincial officials have held consultations with the Iranian ambassador in Baku about creating grounds for the establishment of new customs checkpoints on the border areas with Azerbaijan."
Saberi said that Iran and Azerbaijan have "borders of friendship and cooperation", adding that Ardebil province officials are keen on opening new customs checkpoints to enhance trade and promote welfare for both countries’ residents of borderline regions.
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