Azernews.Az

Relations between Iran and Azerbaijan should become stronger, governor general of Iran's East Azarbaijan province Esmaeil Jabbarzadeh said on March 6,IRNA reported.

He made the statement in a meeting with Azerbaijan's ambassador to Iran Javanshir Akhundov.

During the meeting, Jabbarzadeh said East Azarbaijan province is ready to develop ties with the country's northwestern neighbor in different fields.

He said current trade exchange between Tehran and Baku is inadequate, adding that we are not satisfied with current ties and connections between businessmen of the both countries as well as trade exchange should be increased.

Jabbarzadeh also underlined necessity of directing Azerbaijani citizens who come to the province's capital city, Tabriz, for medical treatment and said that health tourism is an appropriate ground for developing mutual relations.

The governor general also expressed readiness of Tabriz universities to admit medical students as well as doctors to pass specialized courses and increase scientific, cultural and academic relations between the two countries.

Referring to Azeri Language Academy issue, Jabbarzadeh said that the aim to create such an academy is to develop cultural relations between the two countries. So, we hope that ground for blooming Azeri literature and culture can be prepared, he noted.

Ambassador Javanshir Akhundov, for his part, referred to common fields of cooperation between Iran and Azerbaijan.

He said that the issue of transportation is so important for us, adding that his country had done a lot to connect its national railroad network to Iran's.

The ambassador also added that his country has prepared good facilities to create industrial and production units. He expressed readiness to admit Iranian investors and producers in technological parks and industrial townships.