Azerbaijan and Iran discuss region and security issues

BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 22. At the initiative
of the Iranian side, a telephone conversation took place between
the Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan, Colonel-General Zakir
Hasanov, and the Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed
Forces, Lieutenant-General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, on August 22,
Trend reports.

The sides held a detailed exchange of views on the situation in
the region and security issues, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry
noted.

During the telephone conversation, the prospects for the
development of military cooperation between the two countries were
also discussed.

Earlier on August 17, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his
Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin had a telephone
conversation.

During the telephone conversation, the parties reviewed the
implementation of economic agreements between Tehran and Moscow.
Jamshid said that the heads of state also discussed the latest
developments in the Caucasus region. He noted that the
implementation of various economic agreements, including the
North-South International Transit Corridor and energy agreements,
was also among the main topics of discussion.