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By Sara Rajabova

Iranian official delegation will pay a visit to Azerbaijan to discuss the upcoming visit of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.

A working group led by Iranian Minister of Communications and Information Technology, co-chairman of the Iran-Azerbaijan joint economic commission Mahmoud Vaezi will arrive in Baku on November 5.

During the trip, Vaezi will have a number of meetings with Azerbaijani officials, including Economy and Industry Minister Shahin Mustafayev.

The meetings will discuss the documents to be signed during the forthcoming official visit of President Hassan Rouhani to Azerbaijan.

Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mohsen Pak Ayeen has recently said Rouhani's first visit to Azerbaijan will take place by late November.

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.

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 from the country were worth $28.45 million.