TEHRAN – Some 50 billion rials (some $12 million) has been allocated to restore the ruins of Rab’-e Rashidi, a 14th-century educational complex in East Azarbaijan, northwest Iran. The Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization is pursuing possible inscription of the site on the UNESCO World Heritage list by 2025. “Fortunately, a sum of 50 […]

Azerbaijan votes on Wednesday in a snap presidential election boycotted by the main opposition parties and expected to extend the autocratic rule of President Ilham Aliyev. An Aliyev victory is widely seen as a foregone conclusion with the Caspian state’s downtrodden opposition unable to mount a serious challenge to his authoritarian rule. His position has […]

TEHRAN – Some 22,000 Azerbaijani nationals arrived in Iran’s northwestern Ardebil province during the two-week New Year holidays, Noruz, which ended on April 2, IRNA reported. A total of 21,917 Azerbaijani travelers entered the country from Bileh Savar border city (in Ardebil province). The figure indicates a significant year-on-year increase of 45 percent, Ali Rahmati, […]

Iran’s foreign minister arrived back in Tehran late on Friday after completing his 4-day visit to Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic. Mohammad Javad Zarif first arrived in Turkey to accompany President Hassan Rouhani on his visit to attend the three-way Ankara summit. Zarif next traveled to Azerbaijan following Turkey. When in Azerbaijani capital Baku, […]

Bonyad Huseynov, the Azerbaijan Republic Ambassador to Tehran, said that the transit corridor passing through Iran is most economic transit rout in the region time-wise and cost-wise. “The transit route through Iran is more effective than other routes 60 percent time-wise and 40 percent cost-wise,” said Azerbaijan Republic Ambassador to Tehran Bonyad Huseynov on Thursday […]

Mahmoud Vaezi, the Chief of staff of Iran’s president said Wed. that Iran is determined to expand its relations with the Republic of Azerbaijan in all areas. Mahmoud Vaezi made the comments in a meeting with visiting Azerbaijani Economy Minister, Shahin Mustafayev, on Wednesday, during which he also said “the Islamic Republic of Iran and […]

 Iranian oil minister described the oil negotiations between Iran and Azerbaijan as positive and voiced hope to see the talks concluded with President Rouhani’s visit to Baku in the first days of the new year (of Iranian calendar). “The Presidents of the two countries of Iran and Azerbaijan are significantly contributing to the bilateral relations […]

 Iran’s President has emphasized that Iran-Azerbaijan relations are in the interests of both nations and stressed the necessity of efforts to develop, strengthen and consolidate bilateral relations. At the meeting with the visiting Minister of Economic Development of the Republic of Azerbaijan Shahin Mustafayev in Tehran on Tuesday, Hassan Rouhani highlighted the will of the governments and […]

Azerbaijani foreign minister said on Friday that a four-sided meeting of Azerbaijani, Iranian, Turkish and Georgian foreign ministers will be held in Baku on March 15 to give impetus to regional cooperation. “The four-sided meeting of Azerbaijani, Iranian, Turkish and Georgian foreign ministers to be held in Baku on March 15,” Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar […]

TEHRAN – The number of Iranian travelers to Azerbaijan has risen by nearly 64 percent in the first 10 months of 2017 compared to the same period last year. Around 320,000 Iranians visited the neighboring country in January-October this year in comparison with 204,000 the year before, IRNA reported on Tuesday. The Republic of Azerbaijan […]