(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Mar. 15
Trend:
Trade and economic ties between Azerbaijan and Iran are
developing every year in ascending line, Azerbaijani Ambassador to
Iran Ali Alizada told Trend .
According to Alizada, the relevant bodies of Azerbaijan are
currently conducting discussions with all parties on Azerbaijan's
participation in the activation of the Persian Gulf - Black Sea
route. A number of discussions on the establishment of the Persian
Gulf-Black Sea route have already been carried out. In this regard,
all issues have been considered by the proposed member states.
Azerbaijan has also been proposed to take part in activating the
route. If it serves the interests of our country, of course,
Azerbaijan will participate in the activation of this route.
The ambassador also added that work is underway between Iran,
Azerbaijan and Russia on a project to establish a North-South
energy corridor. In this regard, on February 22, 2022, a meeting of
energy ministers of Azerbaijan, Iran and Russia was held in Doha,
Qatar and certain discussions were conducted.
At the same time, bilateral meetings were also held between
Azerbaijan and Iran and necessary discussions were conducted in
this direction. Regular meetings are held in video format among the
working groups of the mentioned countries. All three countries
support the implementation of this project. The necessary work on
this project must be implemented by the Monenco Iran Consulting
Engineers Company. The relevant authorities of Azerbaijan will
assess this. Currently, work is underway in this direction. We are
confident that the project will be implemented in the near
future.
“Hopefully the construction of a new bridge over the Astarachay
River on the border between Azerbaijan and Iran will be completed
and put into operation in a short time. The construction of the
mentioned bridge has already begun and is progressing rapidly. The
new bridge will facilitate the movement of both vehicles and
people. Azerbaijan-Iran relations, trade and economic relations are
developing every year. Taking into account the trade congestion on
the borders, the governments of both countries have decided to
build new bridges. One of them is the Astara bridge, the foundation
of which has already been laid. We are confident that the bridge
will contribute to the growth of trade and economic ties in the
future,' he said.
Alizada pointed out that as is known, within the meeting of the
presidents of Azerbaijan and Iran in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, a
contract was signed on the swap of Turkmen gas to Azerbaijan via
Iran. The project has been implemented since the beginning of this
year. In this regard, there is great cooperation in both bilateral
and trilateral formats.
Azerbaijan and Iran conduct discussions on the joint development
of oil fields in the Caspian Sea. There are some proposals from the
Iranian side on the development of oil fields. Of course, these
proposals are evaluated by our relevant authorities.
If the proposals for the projects are updated, they will be
discussed at the next meeting of the Azerbaijan-Iran
Intergovernmental Joint Economic Commission to be held in Baku soon
and the future prospects in this regard will be determined by our
relevant authorities.
Both the Azerbaijani side has offered and invited Iranian
companies to work on the reconstruction of the liberated
territories, as well as, the Iranian side is very interested in
participating in the reconstruction and restoration work. If any
Iranian company wants to invest in the liberated territories of
Azerbaijan, it can apply to the relevant authorities of
Azerbaijan.
Alizada noted that a joint meeting of businessmen of the two
countries is planned before the meeting of the Azerbaijan-Iran
Intergovernmental Joint Economic Commission to be held in Baku.
During the mentioned meeting, the businessmen will get acquainted
with the investment opportunities created in the liberated
territories of Azerbaijan. After getting acquainted with these
opportunities, Iranian businessmen will share their views with
us.
According to the ambassador, during his visit to the Iranian
cities of Tabriz and Urmia, he met with governors of East
Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan provinces, representatives of
governmental and non-governmental organizations, as well as
chambers of commerce, and invited Iranian companies to invest in
Azerbaijan's liberated territories, to participate in
reconstruction work. Several Iranian companies have already shown
interest. They are currently studying the projects and researching
the opportunities created. Of course, if both sides are satisfied,
these projects will be implemented
In particular, Iran Tractor Manufacturing Company (ITMCO) also
known as Tabriz Tractor Sazi Company is also interested in
establishing its branch in the liberated territories.
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