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By Sara Rajabova

Iranian businessman will travel to Azerbaijan before the forthcoming official visit of the Iranian president to the country.

Visiting co-chair of the Azerbaijan-Iran intergovernmental commission on trade, economic and humanitarian cooperation Mahmoud Vaezi said on November 6 in Baku that a delegation of members of Iran’s commerce chamber and private sector representatives will arrive in Azerbaijan prior to the two-day visit of President Hassan Rouhani to the country.

President Rouhani’s visit to Azerbaijan is scheduled to take place on November 12.

Vaezi also added that the representatives of companies operating in border areas, as well as private sector representatives from the provinces of West Azerbaijan, East Azerbaijan and Ardabil, will arrive in Baku soon.

He said during a meeting, the two countries’ presidents will sign a number of documents.

“My visit to Azerbaijan is connected with preparation of these documents,” Vaezi added.

During the Iranian president’s visit to Azerbaijan, the two countries will sign ten documents on the development of cooperation in power industry, simplification of customs procedures, transportation, tourism, and trade sectors.

He also said the relations between Iran and Azerbaijan have changed in a positive way.

Vaezi went on to add that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s visit to Iran, as well as the presidents’ meetings in Russian city of Astrakhan and in Swiss city of Davos played an important role in creating a favorable ground for the countries’ cooperation in political and economic areas.

Recently, the relations between the neighboring countries with a long history of bilateral ties and cooperation have risen to a higher level.

Tehran has in recent years focused seriously on development of ties with neighboring countries, including Azerbaijan which enjoys various commonalties with Iran in religious, historical and cultural fields.

The two countries have also expanded the relations with the reciprocal visit of the high officials.

Iran and Azerbaijan have had diplomatic relations since 1918. Iran recognized Azerbaijan's independence in 1991, and diplomatic relations between the two countries were established in 1992.

The trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Iran stood at $144.045 million in January-September 2014, according to the State Customs Committee (SCC) of Azerbaijan.

In nine months, goods worth $115.6 million were imported to Azerbaijan, and the goods exported by the country were worth $28.45 million.