Attending the eighth meeting of the intergovernmental commission for economic cooperation in Iran, the minister congratulated the Iranian counterpart Ali Akbar Salehi on his appointment to this post.

Mammadyarov said that they would discuss cooperation between the two countries in the cultural, economic, political and other fields. “I hope for signing of certain agreements within the meeting of the intergovernmental cooperation. We have strong relations with Iran based on economy. A number of oil and gas agreements were signed in recent years. We need to increase frontier points between Azerbaijan and Iran that these points can work 24 hours”.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs said construction of Rasht-Astara railway would raise the trade turnover between the two countries: “We will remain friendly countries due to efforts of our leaders. Relations between the countries will develop day by day”.

Elmar Mammadyarov congratulated Iranian people and his counterpart Ali Akbar Salehi on upcoming Nowruz Holiday.