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By Sara Rajabova

The Islamic Republic of Iran has appointed new Consul General to the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.

Mansur Ayrim, New Consul General said there were favorable conditions for boosting economic, trade, social and cultural relations with Nakhchivan, AzerTag state news agency reported.

He said the meetings and reciprocal visits of the presidents of Azerbaijan and Iran made an important contribution to the development of the two neighboring countries.

“Improving the cooperation in various fields of economy was discussed at a meeting of the Iran-Azerbaijan joint intergovernmental economic commission in August 2014. This also paves the way for realizing joint economic projects in near future,” he noted.

Ayrim will start his activity in March.

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.

Recently, the relations between Azerbaijan and Iran, two 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 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 the past nine months, goods worth $115.6 million were imported to Azerbaijan, and the goods exported by the country amounted to $28.45 million.

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