On July 4, 2022, within the framework of his official visit to Iran, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Huseyn Amir-Abdullahian.

According to the information provided to APA by the Press Service Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Minister Jeyhun Bayramov expressed gratitude for the invitation and hospitality at the meeting.

Recalling the visit of the Iranian foreign minister to Azerbaijan in December 2021, the minister noted the contribution of mutual visits to the development of bilateral relations.

It was emphasized that holding two meetings between the country's residents in a short period of time is an indicator of the development of relations between Azerbaijan and Iran.

Minister Jeyhun Bayramov noted that the trade turnover between the two countries increased by 30% during the past year, and by 18% in the first half of 2022, and said that there is more potential for development in this direction.

Cooperation between Azerbaijan and Iran in the field of energy, in this regard, the importance of "Khudafarin" and "Giz Galasi" projects was expressed.

The importance of the "North-South" International Transport Corridor, where effective regional cooperation exists between our countries, especially in the field of transport, was noted.

It was noted the importance of continuing the construction of the railway terminal in Astara, and at the same time, the construction of the bridge over Astaracay was also successfully continued.

Minister Jeyhun Bayramov spoke about the restoration and construction works carried out by Azerbaijan in the liberated territories in the post-conflict phase, and noted with satisfaction the participation of Iranian companies in this process.

The minister informed his colleague about the steps taken by Azerbaijan in the direction of peace building in the region, and said that Azerbaijan is ready for the normalization of relations based on strict observance of the principles of international law.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Huseyn Amir-Abdullahian thanked Minister Jeyhun Bayramov for accepting the invitation and visiting Iran.

He noted with satisfaction the achievements and documents signed at the meeting of the heads of state of the two countries.

Stating that Azerbaijan occupies an important place in Iran's foreign policy, Minister Huseyn Amir-Abdullahian emphasized that the cooperation between the two countries in various fields, including economy, trade, transport, and energy, is successfully continued.

Minister Huseyn Amir-Abdullahian also stated that the Iranian side is determined to implement the "memorandum of understanding on the creation of new communication links between the East Zangezur economic region of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Autonomous Republic of Nakhchivan by passing through the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran".

The parties also discussed cooperation in multilateral formats, regional issues and other issues of mutual interest.

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Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov met with Iranian Foreign Minister Huseyn Amir-Abdullahian.

According to APA's Tehran office, Jeyhun Bayramov, who visited Tehran this morning, was officially welcomed by his Iranian colleague at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building.

Later, the ministers will exchange views on the development of bilateral relations, regional and international issues.