BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 29. As part of the
visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran of a delegation led by Deputy
Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Shahin Mustafayev, a meeting was held
between the co-chairs of the Joint Commission on Economic
Cooperation between the two countries (Deputy Prime Minister Shahin
Mustafayev on the Azerbaijani side and Minister of Roads and Urban
Development Farzaneh Sadegh on the Iranian side.)


The meeting discussed the current state of relations in the
economic and trade, transport and communications, and humanitarian
fields, as well as other issues of mutual interest and prospects
for cooperation.


The sides also discussed the implementation status of the
agreements reached, and the measures envisaged in the Memorandum of
Understanding signed following the 17th meeting of the State
Commission held in Baku in February this year.


The Deputy Prime Minister underlined that the active political
dialogue and friendly relations between President of Azerbaijan
Ilham Aliyev and President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian have provided
significant impetus to the development of relations between the two
countries.


He particularly highlighted the meeting between the leaders held
in Bishkek.


Shahin Mustafayev highlighted the progress made over the past
period, emphasizing the importance of accelerating the
implementation of agreed projects and continuing coordinated
efforts among the relevant institutions.


During the discussion, the development of the North-South
International Transport Corridor and the enhancement of its
throughput capacity in the transport and transit sector were among
the key topics.


The completion of the construction of the Aghband–Kelaleh
highway bridge was hailed, and issues related to commissioning the
border-crossing infrastructure were discussed.


The measures taken to complete work at the Astara cargo terminal
and expand its cargo-handling capacity were also reviewed.


The sides exchanged views on promising infrastructure projects
between the two countries.


The meeting concluded with an agreement to continue efforts
aimed at developing mutually beneficial cooperation between
Azerbaijan and Iran, ensuring the consistent implementation of the
agreements reached at the 17th meeting of the State Commission, and
speeding up the implementation of joint projects.