Azerbaijan, Iran Discuss Mutual Collaboration within Int’l Organizations

Azerbaijan's Deputy Foreign Minister Yalchin Rafiyev on Tuesday met with his Iranian counterpart Saeed Khatibzadeh in Baku.

Khatibzadeh also serves as Head of the Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS) under Iran's Foreign Ministry.

During the meeting, the two officials exchanged views on issues arising from the Azerbaijan-Iran bilateral cooperation agenda following the recent visit of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to Azerbaijan, The Caspian Post reports, citing Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry.

They also discussed mutual collaboration within regional and international organizations.

Both sides emphasized that establishing contacts and cooperation between research institutions and think tanks of Iran and Azerbaijan would provide additional impetus to bilateral relations and help raise awareness among the peoples of the two countries on various issues.

The deputy ministers also discussed other regional and global issues of mutual interest.