Tehran, Baku review goods, passenger transit issues
Iranian and Azeri officials in a meeting in the Azerbaijan capital discussed the issues pertaining to transportation of commodities and passengers between the two neighboring nations. Head of transit and international transportation of Iran Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization Reza Nafisi and his Azeri counterpart Habib Hassanov met in Baku on Friday and examined the […]
Journalist Jailed in Azerbaijan for Alleged Extortion
TEHRAN – A court in the Azerbaijan Republic sentenced Elchin Ismayilli, a prominent opposition journalist, to nine years in prison for extortion, in a case that his supporters say is totally fabricated. The court on Monday found Ismayilli guilty of trying to coerce money from a top Culture Ministry official. Ismayilli’s lawyer, Elchin Sadygov, dismissed […]
Iran-Azerbaijan JV Cars Welcomed
BAKU – Azerbaijan’s Azermash and Iran’s Iran Khodro companies are discussing the possibility of supplying the cars to be produced by the Azerbaijani-Iranian automobile plant to Ukraine, Russia and Central Asia, Emin Akhundov, founder of Azermash company, told Trend. Iran Khodro and Azerbaijan’s AzEuroCar LLC (a subsidiary of Azermash) signed an agreement on the establishment […]
Iran-Azerbaijan Joint Manufactured Cars to Roll in 2018
TEHRAN – First cars of Azerbaijan-Iran joint car plant are planned to be manufactured starting from 2018. Azerbaijani Deputy Economy Minister Sahil Babayev said that the construction of the car factory in Neftchala will soon be over: “We have set a date for the start of production of cars next year with our Iranian partners.” […]
Rouhani’s administration set to boost Tehran-Baku coop.
Head of President’s Office Mahmoud Vaezi stressed Iran’s resolve for expanding cooperation with Azerbaijan Republic in a telephone conversation on Tuesday. Mahmoud Vaezi made the remark in a telephone conversation with Azerbaijan’s Economy Minister Shahin Mustafayev on Tuesday, while hailing the good progress achieved in the two countries’ bilateral relations in the past four years […]