More people cross Azerbaijan-Iran border
Director of Bilasuvar border customs from the Iranian side, Ahad
Mohammadi has today stated that about 600,000 people crossed the
Azerbaijan-Iran border from Bilasuvar regions from both countries,
in the last 10 months.
He said the number of people is 18 percent bigger than of the same
period last year, noting that on average, 1,300 people from
Azerbaijan cross the border at this spot every day.
According to Mohammadi, most of the people crossing the border go
for medical treatment and food supplies.
In 2012 Iranian media reported that over 4,000 citizens of
Azerbaijan cross the Bilasuvar Border Crossing Point (BCP) on a
daily basis, 40 percent of these visits are for medical treatment
purposes.
Iran unilaterally abolished visa requirements for citizens of
Azerbaijan. Visa is not required for Azerbaijani citizens visiting
Iran from January 1, 2010.
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