President Aliyev awards Iranian minister
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received on April 21 a delegation led by Minister of Information and Communications Technology of the Islamic Republic of Iran, co-chairman of Azerbaijan-Iran State Commission on economic, trade and humanitarian spheres Mahmoud Vaezi, Azertac reports.
The head of state hailed Mahmoud Vaezi`s contributions to the development of friendly relations between the two countries, adding the Azerbaijani government and people appreciated this.
President Aliyev said he awarded Vaezi the “Dostluq” (Friendship) Order, one of the high state awards of Azerbaijan, for his contributions to the development of friendly and cooperative ties between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Islamic Republic of Iran, and handed the Order to the minister.
Vaezi thanked the head of state for the “Dostluq” (Friendship) Order, and said he was proud to be serving their own people and the people of neighboring Azerbaijan, which has the same religion.
The head of state spoke the groundbreaking ceremony of a railway bridge over Astara River on Azerbaijan-Iran border, and described this as a result of the works done over the last period. President Aliyev expressed his satisfaction with the implementation of all agreements reached between the two countries.
The president recalled his meeting with President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani in Istanbul, where they discussed the ways to develop the bilateral ties. Aliyev also noted with pleasure his visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Vaezi conveyed sincere greetings of President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani to President Aliyev. The minister said President Rouhani hailed his meeting with President Aliyev in Istanbul. He said bilateral and international cooperation between the two countries was developing successfully under the leadership of the two presidents.
The head of state thanked for the greetings of President Rouhani, and asked the minister to convey his greetings to the Iranian president.
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