SOCAR President holds meeting with Iranian delegation

SOCAR President Rovnag Abdullayev held a meeting with the Iranian delegation headed by the Minister of Communication and Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi.

Welcoming the guests, Mr Abdullayev emphasised the successful development of the Azerbaijani-Iranian relations and said the visit of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to Iran last April gave a new impetus to the expansion of the relations between the countries.

SOCAR President said Iranian companies were successfully working in the oil and gas sector of Azerbaijan and added that the two countries have a rich experience in this sphere which creates large potential for the economic cooperation between them. Iranian Minister of Communication and Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi said they were deeply impressed by rapid social-economic development in Azerbaijan. Iranian delegation will attend the meeting and business forum held by the State Commission for economy, trade and humanitarian issues. 

Mr. Vaezi expressed gratitude for a good cooperation opportunity created for Iran’s NICO in Shah Deniz and South Caucasus Pipeline projects and said he believed that cooperation in the oil and gas sphere would contribute to the economic development of both countries. The sides underlined large prospects for deepening energy cooperation and discussed other points of interest.

Adapted from press release by Hannah Priestley-Eaton

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