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Iranian president arrives in Azerbaijan for official visit

17 November 2010 07:44 (UTC +04:00)

According to APA, the Iranian President was welcomed at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport by First Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Yagub Eyyubov and other government officials.

Ahmadinejad and Eyyubov had short protocol conversation at the airportâ€™s VIP room.

The Iranian president arrived in Baku to attend the upcoming Caspian Sea summit and to discuss relations with Azerbaijani officials.

Before his departure on Wednesday, President Ahmadinejad told reporters that the Islamic Republic welcomes the expansion of ties with other Caspian littoral states. He said the Caspian Sea provides great potential for cooperation between the littoral states and added there were major issues that needed to be discussed among the countries bordering the sea.

The Iranian president also highlighted relations with Azerbaijan and said he would discuss bilateral cooperation as well as regional and international developments with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev during his visit.

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and the country’s Energy Minister Majid Namjou accompany President Ahmadinejad in his two-day official visit.