A passenger train will be launched between Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan and Iran’s Mashhad before late November, Javid Gurbanov, head of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC, reported. Gurbanov said the train would start running either on November 27 or November 30. The Nakhchivan-Julfa-Tabriz-Tehran-Mashhad passenger train will run twice a week. Renewed cars will be used for the trips. (Trend/Business…
Iran’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi will visit Azerbaijan, Shahin Mustafayev, Azerbaijani minister of economy, said. Mustafayev made remarks at the meeting with Iranian ambassador to Azerbaijan Javad Jahangirzadeh. “The issues of mutual interest will be discussed during the visit”, the minister said. Mustafayev and Jahangirzadeh also discussed the issues to be…
A meeting between the Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping CJSC and a delegation of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization was held in Baku. During the meeting, the sides noted necessity to develop cooperation in navigation. Jabbar Jalilian, head of the Iranian delegation, expressed confidence in the capacity to implement joint projects with the Azerbaijani company. The parties…
Iranian Ports and Shipping Organization officials during a visit to Baku discussed prospects of bilateral cooperation with their Azerbaijani counterparts. The Iranian delegation was led by Managing Director of Ports and Maritime Organization Jabar Jalilian, while the Azerbaijani side was represented by Rauf Valiyev, the chairman of Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company. The sides discussed cooperation…
Joint construction of new power plants by Azerbaijan and Iran will enhance energy stability and export potential of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Etibar Pirverdiyev, head of Azerenergy OJSC, the largest electrical power producer in Azerbaijan, reported. Pirverdiyev said that it was necessary to begin implementation of this project as soon as possible. “This project is very…
Azerbaijan and Iraq have discussed opportunities for carrying out regular passenger and cargo flights. The discussion took place as a delegation of Iraqi aviation administration visited Azerbaijan State Civil Aviation Administration. The delegation also familiarized themselves with the activity of the Heydar Aliyev International Airport. (Azertac/Business World Magazine)
Azerbaijan and Iran intend to cooperate in protection and quarantine of plants. An agreement on this was recommended at a meeting of Azerbaijani Parliament’s Agrarian Policy Committee on October 14. Eldar Ibrahimov, chairman of the committee, said that given Azerbaijan’s neighborhood with Iran, it was very important to establish control over the import of vegetables…