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Trend News Agency , Azerbaijan
Sept 19 2010
Iran and Azerbaijan must develop transport infrastructure for the
development of trade between two countries - Azerbaijani Ambassador to
Iran
19.09.2010 14:12
Iran, Tehran, September 19 /Trend, E.Huseynov/
For the development of trade between Iran and Azerbaijan, two
countries must in the first place develop transport infrastructure,
Azerbaijani Ambassador to Iran Javanshir Akhundov said in Tehran on
Sunday.
Trade turnover between the two countries currently ranges from 500-600
million dollars, which does not suit both sides because they do not
use the full potential, Akhundov said at the Iran-Azerbaijan
conference "Azerbaijan: past experiences and the upcoming prospects."
The Ambassador said that Iran is proposing to increase trade turnover
to 10 billion dollars, but a lot of work has to be done to achieve
that. First and foremost, you need to develop transport
infrastructure, particularly North-South transport corridor by
building Rasht-Qazvin-Astara railway in Iran.
Zanjan-Ardabil-Miyaneh-Mugan railway construction is also important.
Border areas, which has great potential, also can make a significant
contribution to the development of bilateral trade. The involvement of
Georgia in joint projects and the creation of a unified power grid can
also strengthen the economic potential, Akhundov said.
The Ambassador described bilateral relations as friendly and
fraternal, being at a high level. This is confirmed by the frequency
of visits in recent years and months by senior government delegations
from Iran to Azerbaijan and vice versa.
Akhundov called on the religious leadership of Iran to pay more
attention to the issue of destruction of Muslim monuments, including
mosques in the Azerbaijani territories occupied by Armenia. He
reiterated Azerbaijan's support for Iran's program to develop peaceful
nuclear energy.
Javanshir Akhundov has expressed regret that the Armenian side
rejected Iran's initiative to held talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh
problem in Tehran.
One-day conference is being held at Tehran University, organized by
the Caucasus Studies Institute (Iran) and the Embassy of Azerbaijan in
Iran.
From: A. Papazian
Sept 19 2010
Iran and Azerbaijan must develop transport infrastructure for the
development of trade between two countries - Azerbaijani Ambassador to
Iran
19.09.2010 14:12
Iran, Tehran, September 19 /Trend, E.Huseynov/
For the development of trade between Iran and Azerbaijan, two
countries must in the first place develop transport infrastructure,
Azerbaijani Ambassador to Iran Javanshir Akhundov said in Tehran on
Sunday.
Trade turnover between the two countries currently ranges from 500-600
million dollars, which does not suit both sides because they do not
use the full potential, Akhundov said at the Iran-Azerbaijan
conference "Azerbaijan: past experiences and the upcoming prospects."
The Ambassador said that Iran is proposing to increase trade turnover
to 10 billion dollars, but a lot of work has to be done to achieve
that. First and foremost, you need to develop transport
infrastructure, particularly North-South transport corridor by
building Rasht-Qazvin-Astara railway in Iran.
Zanjan-Ardabil-Miyaneh-Mugan railway construction is also important.
Border areas, which has great potential, also can make a significant
contribution to the development of bilateral trade. The involvement of
Georgia in joint projects and the creation of a unified power grid can
also strengthen the economic potential, Akhundov said.
The Ambassador described bilateral relations as friendly and
fraternal, being at a high level. This is confirmed by the frequency
of visits in recent years and months by senior government delegations
from Iran to Azerbaijan and vice versa.
Akhundov called on the religious leadership of Iran to pay more
attention to the issue of destruction of Muslim monuments, including
mosques in the Azerbaijani territories occupied by Armenia. He
reiterated Azerbaijan's support for Iran's program to develop peaceful
nuclear energy.
Javanshir Akhundov has expressed regret that the Armenian side
rejected Iran's initiative to held talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh
problem in Tehran.
One-day conference is being held at Tehran University, organized by
the Caucasus Studies Institute (Iran) and the Embassy of Azerbaijan in
Iran.
From: A. Papazian