President Rouhani to visit Baku on August 7
By Amina Nazarli
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is to leave Tehran for Baku on August 7 to attend trilateral talks with Azerbaijani and Russian counterparts, Ilham Aliyev and Vladimir Putin.
Rouhani is expected to discuss the expansion of trilateral
cooperation in commerce, energy, telecommunications, environment,
fighting against terrorism and transportation, IRNA news agency
reported.
On the sidelines of the meeting, Rouhani will also hold bilateral
meeting with Vladimir Putin to discuss expansion of cooperation in
areas of mutual interest.
The sides will discuss military-technical cooperation. The future perspectives of North-South Transport Corridor, primarily involving moving freight from India, Iran, Azerbaijan and Russia via ship, rail and road, will also be on agenda in the meeting.
Rouhani is also scheduled to have a meeting with President Aliyev to follow up implementation of already reached agreements in commerce, industry, energy, culture, banking, consular facilities and telecommunications, mainly railway transportation.
The Russian, Azerbaijani and Iranian presidents are expected to discuss the relevant issues of the international and regional politics, as well as the prospects for establishing practical cooperation, especially, in the spheres of energy and transportation,
During the visit, some joint venture projects on industrial units are expected to be implemented.
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