Iranian President: Visit to Azerbaijan aims to strengthen bilateral  relations

ArmInfo.  This visit to Azerbaijan aims to strengthen relations between the two countries, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said at a briefing following talks with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev in Baku.   Speaking about the signing of agreements agreed upon at the previous  meeting of experts, Pezeshkian described this as the beginning of a  movement towards further steps in bilateral relations.

"I hope that our presence here, as well as the agreements that will  be signed after preliminary discussions between our experts, will  mark the beginning of a new stage in relations between our  countries," Pezeshkian said, Mehr Iranian media reports.  "Karabakh  is an inseparable part of the territory of Azerbaijan, and we respect  this. Our presence in Azerbaijan will strengthen relations between  the two countries," he added.

In turn, Aliyev assured that Baku attaches special importance to the  development of relations between Iran and Azerbaijan. "Of course, the  development of these relations aligns with the interests of the two  fraternal peoples. I hope that thanks to the special instructions and  recommendations of the two presidents, our relations will receive a  new impetus," Aliyev noted.  We will add that following the talks  between Pezeshkian and Aliyev in Baku, seven  documents were signed  between the parties.