During the meeting in Baku on Wednesday afternoon, Gafarova welcomed Amir Abdollahian, and held talks with him on bilateral relations between the countries
The two sides discussed the strengthening of relations between the two countries in various fields, including the expansion of parliamentary cooperation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Amir Abdollahian, for his part, described the presence of the Azeri speaker at the inauguration ceremony of the Iranian President Seyed Ebrahim Rayeesi in Tehran as a manifestation of the depth of friendly relations between the two countries, saying that the unique commonalities between Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan are a great asset for the two countries that serves as a platform for the further development.
He referred to the meeting of the Presidents of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan in Ashgabat on the sidelines of the ECO Summit, and said that the meeting opened a new chapter in relations between the two neighboring countries.
He further said that "we will soon see the operationalization of the transfer of Iranian gas to the Republic of Azerbaijan within the framework of the tripartite swap agreement on the transfer of Turkmen gas to the Republic of Azerbaijan through Iran".
Amir Abdullahian further stressed the two countries' readiness to expand cooperation as soon as possible, including in the fields of trade, economy and transportation, and described the support of the parliaments of the two countries in this field important and necessary.
He further expressed the hope the documents related to the amendment of the Law on transit tolls and Preferential Tariffs would be approved by the National Assembly of the Republic of Azerbaijan in order to facilitate the expansion of cooperation.
The Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan, for her part, said that relations between the two countries are long-standing and that the historical, cultural and territorial commonalities tie the two countries together.
"We have witnessed and appreciate the strong support of the government and people of Iran to the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh war," she said,
The speaker pointed to the interest and readiness of the Parliament of the Republic of Azerbaijan to assist in the further expansion of relations between the two countries, and stressed the need to strengthen the parliamentary friendship groups of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan.
She also expressed hope that Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf would visit Baku in the near future.
Amir Abdollahian arrived in Baku on Wednesday for a one-day visit, during which he also held meetings with his Azeri counterpart and Azeri President Ilham Aliyev.
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