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Azerbaijan, Iran ink new medical agreement

21 November 2013 12:39 (UTC+04:00)
Azerbaijan, Iran ink new medical agreement

By Sara Rajabova

Azerbaijan and Iran signed a new agreement in the medical sphere on November 20.

Azerbaijan Medical University's (AMU) Microbiology and Immunology Department and the Children's Medical Center of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences signed a cooperation agreement.

The head of the AMU Microbiology and Immunology Department, Professor Gulnare Nasrullayeva signed the agreement on behalf of Azerbaijan, the Iranian university's website said.

The parties agreed on cooperation in education, scientific research and scientist exchange as well as in other areas of interest.

The number of Azerbaijanis visiting Iran for medical treatment is rising day by day, after the simplification of the visa regulations. The majority of people visit Tabriz for treatment.

With regard to statistics, every month thousands of Azerbaijani citizens visit Iran, mainly for the medical treatment.

In 2012, approximately 1600 Azerbaijanis crossed the border to Iran daily for medical procedures.

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